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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Its primary export partners were Germany, the UK, the UAE, Iraq, the US, Italy, France and Spain. Manufacturing is an important part of the economy, and the government offers some incentives and protections for manufacturers. Taxes equal 20.3% of its GDP, and inflation is running at around 11% per year. In 2017, Turkey exported $155.2

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Remembering 9/11

Enterra Insights

The events of 9/11 led America to attack Afghanistan, where a Taliban government friendly to terrorists played host to those who planned attacks against American. Journalist Jim Dwyer ( @jimdwyernyt ) reports, “[Joe Pfeifer] was the first chief through the doors of the World Trade Center on Sept.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S. Take all of these factors, and toss in a U.S. Abercrombie & Fitch Inc.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

And now, here in central Milan, where a recent coronavirus cluster emerged just a week ago, supermarket shelves are already bone-dry empty, as they now are in southern Silicon Valley, at Trader Joes, CostCo and Target for certain wares, as one case of the Coronavirus cases reported over the weekend has expanded to a handful. Of course not.

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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. Let me describe the two categories highlighted in the journal article. Manufacturers or the U.S.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

The Panamanian government decided to enlarge the Panama Canal in 2006. The Iran-Iraq War, which lasted from 1980 to 1988, featured a "Tanker War" between Iran and Iraq between the years of 1984 and 1987. The Turkish government outlawed the usage of the crossing by massive tankers at night in 2002. In 2016, about 2.4

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