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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Even so, Industry makes up about 21 percent of Brazil’s GDP and employs 32 percent of the workforce. Other Important Industries.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. In short, it’s difficult to forecast healthy economic results in just about any geographic region or industry. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar is making it difficult for many nations to maintain a good balance of trade. dollars with the intention of trading with the U.S.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

The company is also stopping production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by April 2014 (these countries scored low in a World Bank report that assessed countries on accountability, corruption, violence, and other metrics). And as I highlighted last week, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal , “Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. In short, it’s difficult to forecast healthy economic results in just about any geographic region or industry. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar is making it difficult for many nations to maintain a good balance of trade. dollars with the intention of trading with the U.S.

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

The fighting has shut down car factories in Germany that rely on made-in-Ukraine components and hit supplies for the steel industry as far as Japan. Biden is even talking to Venezuela! But there is another deadly impact as well….Russia’s Officials from the US have been in talks with oil producers aimed at boosting supply.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . Venezuela slumps four spots to No. GDP growth. --China and India top the 2018 rankings and put more distance between themselves and No.

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

The technology is a big selling point for the global food industry to identify counterfeit ingredients and to trace the source of contamination during product recalls. Michigan State University estimated fraud costs the global food industry as much as $40 billion a year. Nestle SA, Tyson Foods Inc., Unilever NV and McCormick & Co.