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Brexit: Supply Chain Risk or Opportunity?

Logility

This vote to leave the EU will cause political and economic changes and impact free trade agreements, regulatory frameworks, workforce availability, currencies, and investments. Will Scotland and Northern Ireland decide to stay in the UK or become independent and join the EU? If not, how will that affect capital availability?

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Noted in the report was that the February index drop “ was entirely driven by the largest economy of the single currency union, Germany, which registered its sharpest deterioration in four months.” Stronger performance was noted for Greece and Ireland , both reporting 24 and so month highs, respectively.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

Benefits for companies in this zone include no currency restrictions, corporate taxes for 15 years, and 100% foreign ownership and repatriation of capital and profits. Currency exchange, tax benefits and incentives offered by free trade zones can cultivate innovation, investment, and business confidence.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It has 253 employees and is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Dublin, Ireland; and Brighton, England. As I wrote last October in The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce , it may sound simple, but enabling a consumer in one country to buy from an online retailer in another country is incredibly complex.

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

The optimisation objectives can vary, e.g. in terms of volume, costs, profit, market share, currency, cash, tax or CO2 emissions. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

To arrive at optimal European supply chains it is crucial to consider shifts in economic growth, currency fluctuations and tax reductions in addition to production and distribution costs. Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Isle of Man.

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