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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is piling new troubles onto the world’s already battered supply chains. The fighting has shut down car factories in Germany that rely on made-in-Ukraine components and hit supplies for the steel industry as far as Japan. Biden is even talking to Venezuela! So meat prices will also go up.

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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? In a way, travelers are informally monetizing what we might call their unused capacity. Are there ways it could benefit, or endanger, your supply chain? New York to London?

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So why does this matter for supply chain professionals? A quiet, but powerful story across supply chains this year has been the stability of fuel prices despite geopolitical turmoil. Rail Capacity. With around 30,000 gallons of capacity, each car equates to roughly 700 barrels of oil. Oil and Gas Oil Boom'

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S.,

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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. IT systems need to be tightly integrated to provide the necessary insight into the end-to-end supply chain. Turks and Caicos Islands. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. The managers of such companies make results-based decisions and are truly at the helm. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

MH&L’s Editorial Advisory Board tackles some of the toughest topics facing the supply chain today. That’s why we went to the experts—the members of the MH&L Editorial Advisory Board—and asked them to weigh in on that subject, and on several other of the most pressing concerns to supply chain professionals.