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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

of these, those who know Production Planning and Forecasting ~ 5,600. While observing that US and Israel are lagging several other countries such as Singapore and South Korea in standardized tests, he attributed the innovation of US and Israel to the high self-esteem of the students, fostering entrepreneurial spirit.

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Q3 Economic Indicators and Statistics

American Global Logistics

Many economists who had previously predicted a recession are now revising their forecasts. Warehousing Status : The three warehousing metrics (Warehousing Capacity, Warehousing Utilization, and Warehousing Prices) are the largest contributors to September's expansion. Information is as of October 18, 2023.)

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has a long way to go, as the company says its operations emitted about 71 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022, up by almost 40 percent since Jeff Bezos’s 2019 vow that his company would eventually stop contributing to the emissions warming the planet. Logistics companies tell CNBC that U.S.