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Doing Business in Poland

QAD

Poland has become a democratic, market-oriented country after many years of communism and the lingering effects of invasion during World War ll. Located east of Germany in Central Europe, Poland is about 312,685 sq. Poland’s bordering countries include Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. It’s growing dramatically however. And France isn’t the only European country with growing rail links to China.

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Doing Business in the Czech Republic

QAD

The Czech Republic is a land-locked country in central Europe between Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. The Czech Republic has 41 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle large freight planes. Its major export partners are Germany, Poland, Slovakia, France, the U.K., With a total area of 78,867 sq.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. What are some issues and trends you see coming to the world of Manufacturing in 2015? These will only contain posts written in 2014.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 30 – July 4, 2014)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: UPS now offers the rail service from Chengdu, China, to Lodz, Poland, and from Zhengzhou, China, to Hamburg, Germany. The new rail service is up to 50 percent faster than ocean freight and up to 70 percent less costly than air freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Amazon Opens 3 Logistics Centers in Poland (ABC News). FedEx Freight Reports Teamsters Withdraw Petition at North Harrisburg Facility. IT Trends Social Media This Week in News Amazon Blue Man Group Con-way DHL GENCO IBM JDA Software Nulogy Oingo Boingo Smurfs social networking tagline Twitter UPS' Con-way Inc.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Norfolk Island. Papua New Guinea.