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The Cost of Disaster

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For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico.

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Hurricane Irma: What We Know So Far

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As the strongest hurricane to hit the Atlantic on record, Irma is set to bring maximum sustained winds of of up to 290 kph. Irma may also hit Cuba and the Bahamas over the weekend. Here’s what we know so far: FORECASTS. Storm surges between 7 and 11 feet are expected throughout the British and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

In the global fashion and luxury goods market, ever-higher customer expectations, combined with demographic and economic shifts, are making it increasingly difficult to predict consumer behaviour and plan accordingly. IT systems need to be tightly integrated to provide the necessary insight into the end-to-end supply chain. Antarctica.