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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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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

Because the supply chain’s design only operates smoothly under ideal circumstances, FreightWaves reported that the post-COVID world , “will remain under constant threat of disruption for the next decade, especially amidst the “conflict between environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and supply chains optimized for cost and speed.”

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. After the last election in 2017, it took an additional 225 days for the new government to reach a consensus on programs and policies with the four major political parties. state of New Jersey.

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

The government and the scientific community never actually expect a second wave of this magnitude. Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir. HLL played a pivotal role as a subsidiary of Government of India in Covid 19 containment efforts. We probably took it lightly and got into the celebration mode.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

It is a common misconception that terrorism is strictly a national security issue and that counterterrorism is solely the responsibility of governments,” said Jim Yarbrough – Global Intelligence Program Manager at BSI. The total cost to shippers in Belgium was estimated at $3.5 million within the first month following the attack.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

After around-the-clock negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday that freight railway companies and workers had reached a tentative agreement that will avert a rail shutdown that could have paralyzed the economy. Amazon is acquiring Cloostermans, a company out of Belgium that is a specialist in mechatronics.

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. The creation of clusters such as ALIA involved academia, government and industry.