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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. Payments systems, electricity distribution, communications, and other systems are all vulnerable to cyber attacks to some extent. So product supply shortages from Ukraine will most substantially affect agricultural commodities and metals.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3 million by 2030.

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From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey

BlueYonder

Carlsberg has also introduced electric trucks and established a specialized transportation control tower in Poznan, Poland. Dealing with each area — planning, manufacturing, distribution, fulfilment, etc. — This initiative is central to enhancing the management and efficiency of its logistics operations throughout Europe.

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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. Its population is evenly distributed across the country. Italy, Austria, Poland and Switzerland. The country has a total area of 357,022 sq.

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“We want people in the supply chain to be multi-skilled” – Henri-Xavier Benoist

Supply Chain Movement

As Bridgestone Europe is getting more and more customer and distribution driven, it is discovering that the key to sales is availability, says Henri-Xavier Benoist. He is making it his job to ensure that the thousands of distribution points across Europe can rely on fast, reliable deliveries, but not at any cost.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

In terms of distribution network optimisation, the same considerations apply as a few years ago. However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. Not all bad news. Shifting south and east.

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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

As I noted in another article, one shining counter-example is the people of Poland.[5] ”[6] The Resolution is aimed at countries engaged in international or civil wars and “implores all parties to leave food stocks, farms, markets, and other distribution mechanisms intact. Xenophobia is alive and well.

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