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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

With a network of seven distribution centers (in Copenhagen, Jordan, Dubai, Nairobi, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ghana), UNHCR can ship core relief items from these stockpiles to assist up to 600,000 people within 72 hours, if needed.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

First it was the downturn in Southern Europe, followed by the economic crisis in Greece and now the devaluation of the Yuan. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. The hits keep on playing. We hope to see you there! _.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The only country with positive PMI growth was Greece , while Germany, France and Austria PMI levels were the lowest, Austria being 43.0 This metric bears continual observation in the coming months. The other is the related increased terrorist attacks on global wide shipping occurring in the Red Sea region that is ongoing.