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What is Inventory Planning and why should SMBs be doing it?

StockTrim

Added to that is the recent turmoil in the Ukraine with Russia and Belarus being the agitators. The supply chain for most companies is in a state of flux and it will likely take 2 years or more to heal itself. It's making manual inventory planning extremely difficult.

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Resilinc publishes 2022 Half Year Report – Gridlock

Resilinc

Geopolitical event alerts issued by EventWatch AI grew by 521% in the first six months of 2022—mostly due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine intensified before the invasion, and while less effective than initially feared, these attacks undermined health care, food, and relief supplies distribution.

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Watch: A New Warning About Complying With Russian Sanctions

Supply Chain Brain

sanctions and export controls targeting Russia and Belarus. Ashley Craig, co-chair of the International Trade Group of Venable LLP, explains the content of a new communication from three government agencies, cracking down on violators of U.S.

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Insurers End War-Risk Cover for Shipping Across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Supply Chain Brain

At least 12 of the 13 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs — which cover 90% of the world’s ocean-going ships, including those from the U.K. and the U.S. said they would no longer be able to provide coverage.

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SAP’s Report of Q2 and 2022 Half-Year Financial Performance- Some Cautionary Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Profitability decline was attributed to reduced software license revenue along with significant bad debt associated with the war in Ukraine and restructuring expenses related to market exit from both Russia and Ukraine. Current IFRS Cloud Backlog volume equivalent of € 10.4 billion, up 34 percent, or 25 percent at constant currencies.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

Russia and Belarus are large [natural gas] producers, and uncertainty about sanctions has reduced their exports. Natural gas prices worldwide have also risen sharply, and in the U.S., But skyrocketing natural-gas prices in Europe have also pushed fertilizer producers [in Europe] to curtail production,” wrote Finley.

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South Korea Reinstates Japan on List of Countries That Receive Preferential Trade Treatment

Supply Chain Brain

The country’s capital plans on further restricting technological and industrial exports to Russia and Belarus as a show of support for the United States' pressure campaign against Moscow.