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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

Talking Logistics

Due to the enhanced visibility of data and metrics across peer groups, sales leads have improved their customer service by walking prospective customers through the operations process and comfortably answering any queries on how success is measured. Keith Richard is Vice President, Operations, Transportation Management, at Transplace.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

With the influx of unprecedented hurricane impacts on United Supply Chain operations, the CLX group was smaller than expected, but I found the group (albeit small) invigorating. … a group of energized innovators. Listening and improving the customer response. A Gift from the Audience. Each is very promising.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

Four years ago the Ferrero Group set up an office in Istanbul and, despite the crisis, turnover has increased steadily. Last year Turkey contributed Euro120 million to the Group’s Euros 8 billion turnover. Manisa is not the optimum place in terms of supply chain logistics, such as for man power and transportation.

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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

It’s almost ironic that with all the issues around the treatment of certain international football players in the Italian Serie A last year, that the Italians have now become “that group of people” that the international community is concerned about and taking measures against. Shelves that usually carry pasta and water were empty.

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Turkey Earthquake: Key Industries, Exports, and Sites Impacted

Resilinc

In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

Oil, gas, and transportation: Europe is the primary recipient of Russian oil and natural gas. For instance, the United Arab Emirates had appeared to push members of the Opec producer group to raise output, only for the UAE’s energy minister to quash hopes. Transportation: As oil prices go up, prices at the pump goes up as well.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. More than 1.14

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