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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

The country is located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels. Regardless of the shipping mode required, it is easy to move goods to and from Turkey.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. Another noteworthy example in this area is Refugee Maps , a project that merges hundreds of grassroots donation drop-offs, fundraising endeavors, and advocacy undertakings throughout Europe.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

For Europe, operations are now resuming from the extended production breaks. Nothing was really in our control, and we had to make it work with existing teams & existing resources in our existing situations (during invasions, offshore on a ship, knee-deep in Oklahoma mud & the usual). Fall has begun. Don’t get me wrong.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

For Europe, it is almost time to resume activities from the extended production breaks. Nothing was really in our control, and we had to make it work with existing teams & existing resources in our existing situations (during invasions, offshore on a ship, knee-deep in Oklahoma mud & the usual). Summer is almost over.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

For Europe, operations are now resuming from the extended production breaks. Nothing was really in our control, and we had to make it work with existing teams & existing resources in our existing situations (during invasions, offshore on a ship, knee-deep in Oklahoma mud & the usual). Fall has begun. Don’t get me wrong.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Potential for closure or interruption.

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

Shipping from Ukrainian ports, an important corridor for grain, metal and Russian oil shipments to the rest of the world, has all but ceased. Oil, gas, and transportation: Europe is the primary recipient of Russian oil and natural gas. Russia holds about 12 per cent of the world’s oil supply and 17 per cent of its natural gas.

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