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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

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For instance, he showed a major drop in auto sales in Q1, a strong dollar impacting Q1 trade data, a European Central Bank heavily focused on inflation, and the fact that we are near full employment. The RCEP doesn’t cover labor laws, data, information services – just products. It excludes Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Peru.

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SCRC Meeting – Patrick Fox from VF Corporation: “Creating a Global Trade Playbook”

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For instance, there is a European GSP review of Cambodia in January, one of our second or third largest footprints. We know a lot of apparel we produce in Cambodia is destined for Europe, and we currently have significant duty savings due to GSP. What is the trigger point?

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. Brunei Darussalam.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). Such a system enables those companies to fulfil orders flexibly by dispatching the goods from various inventory points (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cape Verde.