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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. So, how can the supply chain fulfill refugees’ basic requirements for food, water, shelter, and medical assistance? Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees.

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How Consumer Behavior is Changing

Enterra Insights

He drew that conclusion from recent surveys and an interview with Shalabh Shalabh, Chief Growth Officer at LatentView Analytics. Despite the disruption of major global events in the 21st century — 9/11, the Iraq invasion, the financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab spring afterwards — the difference is that those all had regional epicenters.”[4]

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

Yung-Yun’s algorithm scanned tens of thousands of targeted news and company reports to develop the ratings in each category. Secondary data sources are published available databases, reports, websites, and so on. Category strategies are well communicated & drive local purchasing behavior & local supplier relationships.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. The architecture of the trades of semi-finished and finished goods highlights the significance of these sizable markets.

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