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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Incidents like the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh have led to new laws, but laws are not always followed which makes it incumbent upon your business to ensure your supply chain is ethical. Transparency, or lack thereof, carries a huge reputational risk for companies. The stakes are high. Supply chains are opaque.

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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

Some companies try to work round the blockades, such as the tomato producers who export to Russia via Turkey. at Uyguroglu is responsible for logistics and customer service operations of the company’s 30 brands in Turkey and Central Asia where there are eight factories, including one of the world’s largest ice-cream factories.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Borissov wrote on Facebook that he will propose at #EUCO telco that the load of EU countries trucks be uploaded to Bulgarian trucks at Uzundjovo, to be able to proceed to Turkey. Sectors such as apparel, which have shifted production to countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, may see reshoring in the long run.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chain terror attacks occur at higher rates include Colombia, India, and Turkey. “It Similar concerns in Bangladesh have led the European Union to recently prohibit the direct importation of air freight from Bangladeshi airports. . Printer-friendly version.

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

Some notable countries include Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iran which buy 60% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. Concerningly, a handful of countries rely predominantly on Ukraine and Russia for these staples, which could leave them especially vulnerable to food scarcity as the invasion cripples supply chains.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

The countries improving their infrastructure and transport connections most were India, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Argentina and Bangladesh. They rate economic growth, foreign investment, trade volumes, location and transport infrastructure as more important factors. --The

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Secondary markets like Vietnam and Turkey are also getting more attention. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. But these “emerging markets” are no longer dependable “low cost producers” anymore.