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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

The consequences of these unforeseen events have been far-reaching for trade networks. Natural disasters can disrupt an organization's production network, propagating direct and indirect costs to a nation’s economy in the process. The method has been successfully utilized in Sudan , where two scenarios were tested ?

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

Logistics planners would readily tell you that this is not a surprise; such imbalances are a reality in the cargo industry. Poor infrastructure and lack of funds to develop modern transportation systems hinders efforts at creating efficient supply chains to seamlessly flow goods in and out. Transportation & Logistics'

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