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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, and it adopted many social, legal and political reforms. Since its founding, Turkey has dealt with instability and military coups, although each time, the country returns to democracy. Manufacturing in Turkey. Turkey’s workforce consists of 31.3

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The words “ avian flu ” often trigger alarm bells for the majority of the population, as was evident with the avian flu outbreaks in the US that led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys in 2015 and 2017. Well, the avian flu looks like it is back.

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Thanksgiving Supply Chain News: Online Grocery Surge, Tracking Turkey, and Cranberry Tariffs

Lucas

We lead off with a report on online grocery shopping trends and new fulfillment technology investments, a Turkey traceability initiative using blockchain, and the impact of tariffs on cranberry and turkey prices. Know Your Turkey Better With Blockchain. Tariffs Are Affecting US Turkey and Cranberry Prices.

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How to Weather the Hurricanes of 2017 (and more) with a Heavy-Duty TMS Platform

Supply Chain Collaborator

sugar will impact food and beverage production later in 2017 as the harvest is due to begin on 1 October and the full implications of the loss are yet to be measured. How do TMS platform and other transportation logistics & supply chain solutions help shippers overcome the challenges posed by natural disasters like the hurricanes of 2017?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results. Wal-Mart’s new robots scan shelves to restock items faster (Reuters). Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). UPS announces U.S. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.9%

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Market Monitor of Turkish domestic logistics market

Supply Chain Movement

The heydays of 2009 to 2011 may be over but Turkey is still a very attractive market for European manufacturers. Dun & Bradstreet studies suggest that Turkish growth will slow down over the period of 2013-2017. The oil price fluctuations are heavily impacting logistics costs in Turkey. The year 2013 shows a 2.7%

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International Supply Chain Summit Istanbul 26 September 2013

Supply Chain Movement

The OECD estimates that Turkey will be the third fastest-growing country in the world by 2017, before surpassing India to become number two behind China. Combined with the youngest and fastest-growing population in Europe, such economic vibrancy leaves Turkey well-placed to play an increasingly prominent role in the global marketplace.

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