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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

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This was felt most drastically in the last few years, when such events as 9/11, the war in Iraq, the West Coast port workers’ strike, and increased regulatory and customs delays brought supply chain operations to a standstill. Many recent events illustrate this phenomenon. United States Steel Corp. Microsoft Corp.

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The Weight of Memory

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And he had a special affinity with my uncle Roy, from my mother’s side of the family, a man who fought with the Regina Rifles who had freed Holland – creating forever more, a unique bond between that country and Canada that sees Holland shipping 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada every year. United States.

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