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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Consulting, transportation, tourism, telecommunications, and banking are important service industries in Germany. Germany adopted the Euro in 1999.

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Crafting a Procurement Management Plan to Mitigate the Impacts of Inflation

Precoro

in the Czech Republic. Escalating expenses associated with rising prices of raw materials, finished goods, third-party services, and labor along the entire supply chain expose businesses to a heightened threat of margin reduction. The inflation rate can vary greatly by location — for instance, in 2023 it was 3.4%

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Terror Attack in Nice, France: What We Know So Far

Elementum

Czech Republic also boosted its security at the airport in Prague and other international airports, train stations, and other locations. US’ New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, directed law enforcement officials to step up security at the state’s major transport hubs including airports and mass transit systems.

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Winner of last quarter: The Netherlands as a logistics base

Supply Chain Movement

The market study by VerkehrsRundschau (a leading German magazine with a website about transport and logistics) assessed the attractiveness of the countries close to Germany as a base for logistics activities. The Netherlands is the best region for a logistics base according to the ‘VerkehrsRundschau Markenstudie ImageRanking’.

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Logitrans 2014

Supply Chain Movement

For the first time ever, the largest exhibition for transport and logistics in Turkey will open its gates from Wednesday through Friday this year. ” The 8th logitrans—the International Transport Logistics Exhibition—takes place at the Expo Center ifm in Istanbul from November 19–21, 2014. Venue: Istanbul Expo Center 9 -10 Hall.

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Blockchain’s Hype, Hopes, and Hurdles, Part 2

Enterra Insights

Supply chain management is currently undergoing a transformational moment,” writes. “Past antiquated systems are proving to be unsuccessful in navigating the complexity and immediacy of the modern supply chain, and new models are emerging that promise to improve these systems. ”[2].

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. So it is startling to think about manufacturing without tooling, assembly lines or supply chains. Read Full Post.