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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). As explained by Forbes , e-commerce will account for 20.4% They’ll simply abandon ship and go to Amazon.

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Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

NC State SCRC

I’ve known Rob for many years, and he has deep experience working on the culture of intelligence, as well as incredible insights on how to use analytics, machine learning, and AI in combing mountains of data for analytic insight. ” He also provided some fascinating views on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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

Talking Logistics

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. Companies Will Get Smarter About The Other Big E-Commerce Story: Product Returns and Liquidation. However, the price has gone up 42.5 per barrel.