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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands.

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. Data quality and different ERP. Our data is of poor quality.”

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, these same regions suffer from chronic economic and political instability, as well as new threats from climate change.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, these same regions suffer from chronic economic and political instability, as well as new threats from climate change.

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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

Nobody wants to be the guinea pig," Intel's global logistics procurement director Greg Christensen told the authors of the 2019 State of Logistics Report. With better quality information – not to mention more of it – retailers are able to take more informed action on their inventory positions. Where's the ROI?

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Countries like Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with major commodities like aluminum and iron ores, and rubber products, were isolated from the rest of the world as all commodity access points (sea, air and ground) have to undergo stringent measures that has lead to costly delays. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

However, when cities view themselves as “the world’s best laboratories for solutions,” citizens can feel like they are guinea pigs. Other crucial elements include air and water quality sensors, surveillance cameras, and waste receptacle sensors.” Footnotes. [1]