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Technology and innovation drove many conversations in the global logistics and supplychain industry in 2017. Those topics reigned among the top posts here on Connect , too—as did posts about managing supplychaindisruption and global shipping projections. Future of Logistics Takes Center Stage.
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percent of the country’s total bilateral trade, in the fiscal year 2017-2018 (the latest stats available). These figures indicate the extent of Australia’s exposure to the severe supplychaindisruption being experienced in China, following the outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic in December. billion (AUD), or 24.4
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