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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir. The USISPF through donations from its member companies also sourced 1,00, 000 portable oxygen concentrators for home and hospital use. Russia sent covid assistance in the form of oxygen concentrators and generators.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. China has a lot more processing and smelting capacity than any other country. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Transportation capacity and cost: carriers are more selective about which retailers they work with and parcel pricing strategies are changing.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Transportation capacity and cost: carriers are more selective about which retailers they work with and parcel pricing strategies are changing.

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From Lab to Arm: Supply Chain Journey of the COVID-19 Vaccines

BlueYonder

Pfizer has chosen to work with logistics provider to ship vaccines directly from their plants (in Kalamazoo and Belgium) to the various states and specified DCs. Supply chain assets, like the refrigeration assets, as well as capacities, are very limited in the field.

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The things we’ve seen, in 2019

DELMIA Quintiq

Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. We shared a lot of their stories this year: including IMC Toys , Spark Racing Technology and the European Spallation Source (ESS) to mention just a few. We expanded the 3D EXPERIENCE Lab : our open innovation laboratory and accelerator program.