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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

They suggest looking at Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. He explains, “In 2021, every company will learn to become a healthcare company, too, as safeguarding employees and customers becomes a core requirement of doing business.”[7] Footnotes. [1]

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3 million by 2030.

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How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1

Enterra Insights

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the Agro&Food Security Forum in Warsaw, Poland. The event gathered government representatives of Ukraine and Poland, leading Ukrainian experts and market operators, as well as the international agricultural community.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Walmart said at the end of 2021, it is 57 percent toward its 2030 goal and while that’s great progress, much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

In June 2021, the direct connection between Xian and Valenton was created. And in November 2021, this rail-trade route reached other milestones, adding new drop-off points in Lyons and Bordeaux, and hauling its first China-bound load—containers of high-end furniture, linen products, cosmetics and wine, according to RailFreight.com.

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The E-Commerce Logistics Race in Europe

Savant Events

They analyzed countries like Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Poland in this study to see how each country fared against each other in Q1 2021. . Germany and Poland tied at fastest delivery at a transit time of 1.4 Germany and Poland tied at fastest delivery at a transit time of 1.4

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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

As I noted in another article, one shining counter-example is the people of Poland.[5] 1] Marie Haga, “ Breaking the vicious circle of hunger and conflict ,” United Nations, 2021. [2] Instead of reaching out to help these refugees, many countries deliberately turn their backs. Xenophobia is alive and well. Footnotes. [1]

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