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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, a chicken farm affiliated with Tyson Foods discovered a flock had been contaminated. That same year, the H5N6 flu strain struck South Korea, which resulted in authorities exterminating about 17 percent of the national flock of chickens and 28 percent of ducks. This included about 30 farms.

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Doing Business in Singapore

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billion GDP in 2017 , giving it the seventh highest per capita rate in the world. annually as of 2017. Singapore has nine airports with paved runways and moved 6,154,365,275 mt-km of freight on registered air carriers as of 2017. In 2017, Singapore exported $396.8 Imports in 2017 totaled $312.1 of the total GDP.

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2018: The Winter Olympics, a royal wedding, space exploration and, of course, big supply chain planning events

Kinaxis

by Teresa Chiykowski As we bid farewell to 2017 and usher in a new year, what can we expect to see in 2018? This year will also see athletes from around the globe gather in Pyeongchang, South Korea to go for gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics. You can get a taste of Kinexions by visiting the 2017 site.

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Costly Supply Chain Delays in iPhone 8

Elementum

million for the 2017 fiscal year. As a result, Apple is now looking to replace this supplier from Taiwan with another from South Korea. With the purchase and lease of the equipment, the company is reportedly hoping to hasten the production while supporting its remaining two suppliers, both from South Korea.

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Doing Business in Malaysia

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Industrial production is growing at about 5% annually as of 2017, making it the 55 th fastest growing industrial nation in the world. In 2017, Malaysia exported $187.9 The primary import partners were China, Singapore, US, Japan, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. Sarawak also focuses on food processing.

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Saving the Smart City Future

Enterra Insights

Squires reports that Seoul, South Korea, is developing a metaverse to help run its systems. ” Information Age, 21 September 2017. [2] The other five systems are: business; transport; communication; water; and energy. I would add a seventh system — waste management (which includes both trash and sanitation). 16 May 2019. [4]

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Global Manufacturers' Supply Chains Strain to Keep Up With Faster Economy

Material Handling & Logistics

But the near-record incidences of supply-chain delays seen toward the end of 2017 indicate that pricing power is shifting from the buyer to the seller, suggesting upward price pressures are gradually returning.”. pace estimated for 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund’s most recent projections.