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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Officials described the actions, which include charges against eight Chinese companies accused of advertising, manufacturing and distributing precursor chemicals for synthetic opioids like fentanyl, as the latest effort in their fight against the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S.

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Brexit and the Global Distribution Landscape

Veridian Solutions

The fears of how the global distribution landscape would change following Brexit were founded on the uncertainty that the referendum created. According to the Washington Post , Brexit would create a break among its trade-dependent partners, including Ireland. What’s the Risk of Brexit in the Global Distribution Landscape?

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Job opening: Associate Director European Distribution at Astellas

Supply Chain Movement

Associate Director European Distribution. The products are made in our EMEA Astellas sites, which are based in Kerry (Ireland) and Meppel (the Netherlands). In this position you will co-develop, document and implement the supply chain strategy in relation to the transport and distribution process of the European products.

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

For example, retailers in Ireland—part of the EU—learned in the first days of 2021 that goods made in Ireland but shipped to and from their UK-based distribution centers are taxed when they re-enter Ireland. “A

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6 River Systems Grows International Team, Hires Simon Jones, Head of Sales for U.K. and Ireland

6 River Systems

and Ireland. Simon Jones, Head of Sales, UK and Ireland, 6 River Systems Jones has worked with companies such as Honeywell and Vocollect, as well as disruptive software start-ups NetDespatch and Scandit, which has given him a unique understanding of the challenges facing retail, e-commerce, warehousing and supply chain industries. “He

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Some of the others countries who helped us in this time of grave crisis included Bhutan, Ireland, Romania , Portugal, Hong Kong and Thailand. HLL is acting as a nodal agency of Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry in the procurement and distribution of medicines and medical equipment.

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SKU Rationalization: What Is It and Why Is It Needed?

Vanguard Software

For example, Unilever found that SKU variance in their UK and Ireland operations accounted for 20% of their inventory but only contributed 5% to their sales. Unilever has since made it a goal to reduce SKUs by 20% , a complex job for a company with 50,000 SKUs distributed globally.