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The Top 4 Trends That Will Dominate Supply Chain in 2019

Elementum

Rather than putting their hopes in self-driving trucks or even in recruiting a new generation of on-the-ground employees, companies should focus on accessing better, faster data so they can direct resources where they’re needed and make shipments more efficient. Geopolitical disputes will send reverberations throughout the global market.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

and other countries have also imposed sanctions on Iran and have provided support to the Houthis. These attacks have led to data breaches, disruptions to operations, and financial losses. Re-shoring involves moving manufacturing or production back to a country from which it was previously outsourced. This is due to many factors.

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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

Organizations in both public and private sectors are adopting systems such as the Electronic Data Interchange tool (EDI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and of course the internet to benefit them when sourcing their goods (Adebayo, Dec 2015). Tehran, Iran: IEEE. Retrieved from Oracle.com – Malaysian Manufacturing Firm.

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E-Commerce in the Middle East

Vinculum

The e-commerce platform has been a direct-to-consumer where the manufacturer deals with consumers considering their choices and desires on a grander scale. Looking at the old data, it will be pretty clear that only 2% of the retail revenue is generated through digital or online sales in the Middle East. Leakage of data.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

For Power Tools Sold In Iran. The Volkswagen Industrial Cloud: A Manufacturing-Centric Supply Chain Operating Network. What do you get when you combine all of the buzz terms in the industry today — cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, analytics, Data Lake, and more — into a single initiative?

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Basic ITAR Compliance Awareness

Arena Solutions

Prior to consulting with the Trade Compliance Group, he worked in Global Trade Compliance for Symantec software company, and Flextronics, a contract manufacturer that you’re probably already familiar with. The ITAR controls the manufacture, export, and brokering of defense articles and defense services. Craig is ready to get started.

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Basic ITAR Compliance Awareness

Arena Solutions

Prior to consulting with the Trade Compliance Group, he worked in Global Trade Compliance for Symantec software company, and Flextronics, a contract manufacturer that you’re probably already familiar with. The ITAR controls the manufacture, export, and brokering of defense articles and defense services. Craig is ready to get started.