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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. Department of Transportation (DOT) agencies, facilitating improved safety, maintenance, and repair of roads, particularly during natural disasters. The overall expected spending on Halloween is expected to top $11 billion this year.

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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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Supply Chain & Logistic News (August 19th – 23rd) 

Logistics Viewpoints

The stoppage is set to “cripple shipments” of grain, potash, and coal while also slowing down the transport of petroleum products, chemicals, and autos. Department of Transportation, rail transport accounted for 14% of total bilateral trade of $382.4 According to the U.S. billion in the first half of the year.

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The sharing economy: An effective model for supply chain management?

Kinaxis

To break it down a bit, the sharing economy leverages peer-to-peer, business-to-peer, and business-to-business connections to implement lending, accommodation, transportation, staffing and even music and video streaming services. Nestle combined parts of its supply chain for fresh and chilled products in Belgium with PepsiCo, a clear rival.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks, Rockwell Automation noted. Garvis designed from the ground up an AI-first forecasting solution now called DemandAI+.

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The things we’ve seen, in 2019

DELMIA Quintiq

Thus far, we’ve shared seven stories of individuals who are working hard towards their sustainability goals, in a wide range of sectors: medicine, farming, transportation and more. Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. We’ve Got News!

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

To gain organizational support to drive change, Nick ran two more simulations: one in Hong Kong and a grease plant in Belgium. Hong Kong has a lot of city transport, lengthy lead times, containerized products, and is much more fragmented when compared to the North American market.