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Supplier Financial Health: Don’t Wait for the Worst, Reach out and Talk!

Supply Chain View from the Field

example is the default of Argentina and the associated immediate spread widening on debt of other South American countries (most notably Brazil), as well in the business context of buyer and supplier firms. This updating leads to “contagious” jumps in credit spreads of business partners, and can rapidly spread.An

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In 2017, DB Schenker opened a new regional headquarters in Miami-Dade as well as several new support offices throughout the Americas, with continuous investment in contract logistics focusing on Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, as well as new Free Trade Zones and cross border facilities.

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The Procurement Economy in 2019: The UK and the European Union

Jaggaer

However, any global organisation will tell you that their concerns reach past North America. and the European Union and examines how procurement organisations can best prepare in the new year. By preparing for the coming changes, procurement organisations can minimise the negative effects on their operations.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

Logistics Bureau

Some of the most notable include: Steve Madden , shoe and bag retailer: Moving production to Cambodia, Brazil, Mexico, and Vietnam. Although there is little evidence that the incentive has stimulated re-shoring to any great extent, some 900 Japanese companies have chosen to begin procuring supplies from countries other than China.

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