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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

It was originally posted on the Humanitarian @ MIT blog. In addition to scouring limited air capacity, humanitarian logistics experts at the UPS Foundation are helping to identify charter options for our shipment. Fortunately while writing this blog entry, news broke that Brussels Airlines is resuming flights to Liberia.

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Can Australian Manufacturing be Brought Back Home from China?

Logistics Bureau

Even when other costs such as coordination, transport, and logistics are taken into account, it still makes sense for many companies to outsource to China as onshore overall production costs would be much higher, a study of Australian manufacturing firms concludes. Ali Baba and the $4 Pyjamas.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Over the last six years, several countries significantly improved their CPI score, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the United Kingdom, while several countries declined, including Syria, Yemen and Australia. Source: The Global Anticorruption Blog. Printer-friendly version. South Sudan. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings.