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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. GEODIS, a third-party logistics provider (3PL), is using exoskeletons to support and protect employees’ backs at its warehouse in Venlo, the Netherlands. Last-Mile Delivery. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. 2 percent annually as of 2017, making Belgium the 168 th country in the world for industrial growth rates. In 2017, Belgium had $300.8

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. They are demanding more supply chain transparency.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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Supply Chain Movement issue 26 – Logistics Strategy

Supply Chain Movement

Contents Supply Chain Movement 26 – 2017 Q3. Date of appearance: September 15th, 2017. 14 | 3PL Subway Map Europe 2017: Calm before the storm in logistics market. She was recently voted Denmark’s best Supply Chain executive 2017. 30 | Top 25 SCM Executives Denmark 2017. 7 | News & Background. ‘e-Commerce

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4 Global Supply chain management strategies to avoid bottlenecks in operations

ThroughPut

Take the Netherlands, for example. In 2017, the U.S. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. companies with global operations, one of the most effective global value chain strategies and supply chain strategies is to mitigate risk by shipping smarter. In the current political climate, U.S.

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Where Governments Fall Short in Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains?—?And How They Can Improve

MIT Supply Chain

While this legislation might encourage companies to rethink their sourcing strategies, it would do little to solve the larger forced labor problem. Moreover, abuses may be occurring in the alternative sources of supply. The Netherlands Child Labor Due Diligence Law (2019) also imposes fines for failure to report. If Xinjiang?—?or