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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

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Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). Gaining scale is what’s driving a lot of M&A activity in the 3PL industry today, and this deal is a perfect example.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

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Source: Evan, Flikr. “I SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. And you can’t forget about the other Unpredictables: Iran, Russia, China, and ISIS; all of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity. UPS Joins Top Alliance To Create Blockchain Standards For Logistics.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S. Will he declare China a currency manipulator ?