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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

The country suffered an estimated $306 billion in disaster-related damages in 2017, predominantly due to major hurricanes and wildfires. As a considerable silver lining, both counties had already gathered around 90 percent of their respective grape harvests for 2017 before the fires erupted.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Transparency International released its annual ranking, Corruptions Perceptions Index 2017 , on Feb. Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively. South Sudan. This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank highest with a score of 89 and 88 respectively. Source: GAN Integrity Co. Media Type.

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Rethinking your optimum

Supply Chain Movement

Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond. Advanced analytics and optimization technology is the game-changing advantage that will push you past the competition – giving your business more agility, higher accuracy and sharper insights to maximize your revenue. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. South Africa.