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Trump Tariff Blitz Unleashes Delayed Shock to Global Economy

Supply Chain Brain

Still, there were some shocks, such as a punitive 39% rate for imports from Switzerland, and an increase on some Canadian goods to 35%. Switzerland, by contrast, was hit hard with a tariff of 39% on its products. The months of negotiations, marked by Trump’s social-media threats against U.S.

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Swiss Leaders Rush to Salvage Talks with U.S. as Tariff Deadline Nears

Supply Chain Brain

Once that day came, though, Switzerlands government was shocked to find itself with one of the highest tariff rates of any nation, set to take effect on August 7. “We has with Switzerland, which is largely driven by Switzerlands status as the worlds biggest hub for gold refining. tariffs in the world. tariffs in the world.

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U.S.-Swiss Trade Deal Likely to Contain Assurances on Pharma Levy

Supply Chain Brain

and Switzerland contains a provision that the European country will receive preferred treatment in the ongoing national-security investigations to avoid tariffs on pharma exports, according to people familiar with the matter. Switzerland is among several countries trying to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the U.S.

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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. Achieving Balance in Metrics. 3) Outside in.

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Sales and Operations Alignment: Often The Missing Link

Supply Chain Shaman

It was a beautiful spring day in March in Basel, Switzerland. Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. Orbit Chart of Syngenta and Monsanto of Progress on Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

DiManEx

AM shortens lead times and allows for production in small batches, reducing inventory levels. The data set included part-specific metrics like material, dimensions and weight; and supply chain metrics like part availability, minimum order quantity, lead times and service lifetime. The challenge is identifying the right parts.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $7.1