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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

Industry Association Events (in chronological order) Event Name Date Location NRF ‘24 (Supply Chain 360) January 14 – 16 New York, NY Logistics & Automation January 24 – 25 Bern, Switzerland SMART LOGISTICS Expo January 24 – 26 Tokyo, Japan Manifest February 5 – 7 Las Vegas, NV ARC Industry Leadership Forum February 5 – 8 Orlando, FL RILA (..)

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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. While China exports about 60% of the world’s germanium, the other 40% comes from Canada, the US, Finland, and Belgium. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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The Christmas Tree Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And the trees were introduced in China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries. In Europe most of the real trees are grown in Germany, followed by Denmark, France, Belgium and Great Britain. It was also popularized in England and the rest of Europe in the 19th century. and in 2017 over 21 million artificial trees were bought.

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International eCommerce – All you should know about

Vinculum

Rakuten – Japan. For example, in Belgium, other countries like German, French, and Dutch companies have larger market shares than Belgian retailers for this very reason. According to the US International Trade Administration, about 87% of Americans and 84% of Canadians have shopped online. Amazon – United States. Jingdong – China.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S. With the rise of e-bike sales in the U.S.

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What Is Clear Is Really Clear for Holiday 2013

Tompkins Blog

We can restructure this statement in several different ways, but it is all very clear: Online sales for the “Big Six” countries (China, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States) are very good. The one clear conclusion about holiday 2013 is that online sales are skyrocketing.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

With 11 million products , it is the largest online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium. It operates in Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. With 44,000 sellers and sales of $17 billion , Rakuten Japan is one of the largest ecommerce platforms in the world.