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Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Wholesalers in 2019: Drop Those Bad Habits from 2018

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And you might still be shaking off a hangover and wondering where on earth did 2018 go. Well, today is the day to take stock of what you did right , and what went wrong , in 2018. Or follow your savvy suppliers and manufacturers as they open production lines in another country. Start By Using Technology. Conclusion.

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Circular Supply Chain: the Politics of Pollution

DynaSys

Why do manufacturers need to transform their operations to a circular model? Historically the reasons for manufacturers to engage in any sustainability initiatives were mainly regulatory or social. For example, the coffee market in the US declined 1% in 2018, whereas those coffee products with a sustainable image grew on average 1%.

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Thailand Courts Foreign Investment, While Leadership Questions Remain

Supply Chain Brain

GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In the 2018 edition of the Bloomberg Innovation Index , Thailand ranked 45th. Officials had promised elections by late 2018, but recent squabbling over the details of a parliamentary election bill could stretch that to as late as February of 2019.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

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Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Nike: The world-famous sportswear brand has been moving manufacturing from China to some African and Southeast Asian countries.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

Those technologies include: artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, and additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). The upside of disruption: Megatrends shaping 2018 and beyond ,” EY, June 2018. [2] technologies will affect jobs sustainability. Empowered consumers.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The Netherlands secured first place based on the results from the large-scale survey among logistics decision-makers within manufacturing and retail companies in Germany. Philippines. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Puerto Rico. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Lucia.