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Artificial Intelligence and the Global Agriculture Value Chain

Enterra Insights

Disruptions to the global agriculture value chains are more devastating than disruptions in other supply chains. ” The most publicized conflict-related disruptions to the global agriculture value chain have been those associated with Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. .”[1] One example is cost.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Shift in the centers of gravity of the demand: As of the beginning of April 2022, about four million Ukrainians have left the country for neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. There are just three of the many more disruptive forces with knock-on effects across the global supply chains.

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Workers at Risk As Robots Set to Replace 66 Million Jobs, Report Warns

Supply Chain Brain

The report said some of its member states were far more vulnerable than others to seeing jobs replaced by computers or algorithms: “There are significant differences across countries: 33 percent of all jobs in Slovakia are highly automatable, while this is only the case with 6 percent of the jobs in Norway.

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Anita Arts: “A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

Liberty Global is a patchwork of mergers and acquisitions in Northwest and Central Europe and Latin America. Anita Arts, vice president of global supply chain at Liberty Global (UPC). ‘A This extremely dynamic environment is precisely why she is in her element at Liberty Global. By Caroline Linssen.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The wind is also blowing strong in the direction of global expansion. The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. Last-mile logistics is not new, but it’s certainly a segment of the logistics market that is gaining a lot of attention from 3PLs and technology vendors alike.

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Three Months after Tianjin, the Area is Still Reeling.

Elementum

New productions are also in line in Slovakia, Austria and Brazil. Tianjin is considered the fourth largest global port in terms of cargo throughput. To mitigate the investment and production loss in Tianjin, JLR has planned new production centers in continental Europe and South America. Supply Chain and Shipping.

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EU-Canada Summit: Newly Signed Trade Agreement Sets High Standards for Global Trade

Supply Chain 24/7

Today, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).

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