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Halloween Nightmares: Mitigating Risk for Importers

QAD

A lab analysis found that the buttons on the costumes were in violation of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. In 2018, authorities in Ireland confiscated over 700 Halloween items. This is a particular worry considering the popularity of Halloween bonfires in Ireland. Here are a few examples.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

Identify areas or processes that can be improved with technology, then run a cost-benefit analysis of implementing that technology. Conduct an ABC analysis to identify the best products to focus your marketing efforts on. Consult with your business advisor for tips on solutions that will work best for you.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. This type of analysis is standard operating procedure in the Auto industry; other industries have been too slow to adopt this advanced functionality.

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Businesses Face Unanswered Questions a Year From Brexit — a Sector by Sector Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

British and EU governments last week agreed to postpone discussions over Northern Ireland in order to provisionally agree that a 21-month transition phase could begin after March 2019, but only so long as outstanding disagreements are solved nearer the time.

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Brexit: Supply Chain Risk or Opportunity?

Logility

Will Scotland and Northern Ireland decide to stay in the UK or become independent and join the EU? Brexit has one similarity to Y2K: there is time to mitigate risk and exploit opportunity through analysis, planning and proactive adjustments. Will the UK’s exports and imports to the EU remain the same or will they be affected?

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Win-Win Value Chain Scenarios Require Collaboration

Enterra Insights

Mark Adams, regional sales director for UK and Ireland at Cohesity, insists, “One thing is certain: data is — and will continue to be — the key to digital business. Companies that really want to make the most of data both now and in the future will need to create a nuanced approach to data collection, analysis and exploitation.

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