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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In fact, the shortage in Asia has also led to a similar crisis in many European countries, such as Germany, Austria and Hungary, as shipping carriers redirect containers to the East as quickly as possible, said Woitzik. to Asia are “going back empty.”. Trade surplus furthers container imbalance.

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FMCG Drinks Route to Market – let’s get fizzical in CEE

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

For example, shortages in Bahrain were quickly erased by stock transfer with appropriate paperwork from the distributor in Dammam. Aside: Sadly, you leave the good road infrastructure behind in Hungary and any form of transport moves slower in Romania, even the planes! Well, this is true if your products are continually on the shelf!

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

As an example, a major retailer whose market presence is in the Americas realized that several of their shipments that originate in China pass through Russia to make their way to the west and are now subject to shipment backlogs. Some may have believed themselves to be immune at one point, but now their perspective is shifting.

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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We can observe this quite clearly in the growth experienced in countries like Vietnam, India as well as Hungary and Mexico. For example, many shippers have now resorted to seeking fixed rates on a long-term basis even in this deflationary market. One change behavior that many have grown into is the abhorrent view of ambiguity.

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Uncertainty in supply due to nature: An everyday struggle for you, too?

DELMIA Quintiq

For example, if demand for sugar beet outweighs available capacity, orders will need to be delayed or brought forward. Let’s imagine that you are sourcing corn seeds from France and Spain, processing and mixing in Hungary, and delivering to Germany.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Global Agriculture Value Chain

Enterra Insights

As a result, crop prices in Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia collapsed with the onslaught of cheaper imports — generating protests in those countries. One example is cost. Efforts to help Ukrainian farmers sell their crops have raised new challenges.

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One belt, one road, and one very blurry supply chain benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

For example, should Chinese investment in the ports of Karachi and Pireus qualify as elements of the “One Road” strategy, or are they great commercial opportunities snapped up from sovereign owners at a bargain? Undoubtedly, the new infrastructure, financed almost entirely by China, will benefit the government of Serbia and Hungary.

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