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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. The kids named him Cow when he was born. He was a tiny little thing when he was born, smaller than the palm of your hand. Infor Launches Networked Order Management.

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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

He explains, “As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day feasts, some may recall the story of the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ who founded one of the first English settlements in North America in 1620, at what is today the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

The widespread active outbreaks has been increasing in South America and in Caribbean island countries, with cases of sporadic transmission reported in the Philippines and Thailand. According to Director General Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization, the Zika outbreak is likely to worsen before it improves. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal. 3] Neither security risks nor climate risks are easily addressed.

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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. The Japanese freight mover Kintetsu World Express has expanded recently outside its home market with the acquisition of APL Logistics, which has a strong base in America and Europe. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia.