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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

In The Netherlands, cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris is closing its factory in Bergen op Zoom and AkzoNobel has decided to phase out its production of organic peroxides in Deventer by the end of 2016. In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout.

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Market Monitor of Turkish domestic logistics market

Supply Chain Movement

The heydays of 2009 to 2011 may be over but Turkey is still a very attractive market for European manufacturers. The Purchase Managers’ Index in October 2013 was 53.3, Although exports are increasing, Turkey remains a net importing country specifically for energy, high tech, industrial and consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Movement Q4: Cross-border

Supply Chain Movement

24 | Manufacturing and distribution shift to Eastern Europe. Despite the economic malaise in Western Europe, multinationals are investing heavily in manufacturing and distribution in the eastern part of the continent. As two rapidly expanding economies, Russia and Turkey are large enough to warrant local production activities.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

>>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Choose country.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. DCLI to Purchase TRAC Intermodal’s Domestic Chassis Fleet. Prime members can pre-order the Amazon Key In-Home Kit, which includes Amazon Cloud Cam and one of several compatible smart locks by leading lock manufacturers Yale and Kwikset.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Download Now. Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. The download comes with many added bonuses as well. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time. First Name *.

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