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3 Major Concerns About the Global Supply Chain

RFgen

The risk stems from a variety of sources, from inefficiency due to outdated processes to natural disasters that, when not prepared for, can severely inhibit the flow of goods and materials. Apparel went on to explain that strikes in Belgium and Brazil have also caused delays in shipments, which put a drag on the flow of goods.

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3 Major Concerns About the Global Supply Chain

RFgen

The risk stems from a variety of sources, from inefficiency due to outdated processes to natural disasters that, when not prepared for, can severely inhibit the flow of goods and materials. Apparel went on to explain that strikes in Belgium and Brazil have also caused delays in shipments, which put a drag on the flow of goods.

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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 published two issues of our thought-leadership magazine, Compass. 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.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

In this post, Bram Desmet outlines the three main categories of supply chain complexity — Planning/Sourcing/Making/Delivering, Processes/People/Tools/Analytics, the impact of fast changing technology, increasing market speed and turbulence, attracting and developing talent. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

”[6] Also on the rise, according to many sources, is the consumption of insect proteins, veggie meats, and lab-grown proteins. Benchmark analysts note, “Chefs are looking for new sources of protein. In contrast, 75% of consumers in Belgium or the Netherlands said that they would be willing to try the products.”

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Maersk 2018/19 Magazine). Driving the Maersk Shift. The Next Steps.