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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey also has 24,082 km of paved roads, so transportation by truck is easy. Transportation of goods by rail is also feasible, with 12,710 km of railroad track within Turkey. Its primary export partners were Germany, the UK, the UAE, Iraq, the US, Italy, France and Spain. In 2017, Turkey exported $155.2 billion in goods.

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Transportation Funding vs. Immigration Reform (60 Minutes vs. Saturday Night Live)

Talking Logistics

If it’s not one thing, it’s another…that keeps transportation infrastructure funding down the priority list for Congress. A few years ago, it was the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For related commentary, see my post from February 2014, Enough Talk: Time to Fix Transportation Infrastructure Funding ).

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. For example, in 2013, the organization provided Syrian refugees with in-kind transportation of 394 metric tons of food and supplies. Of those 60 million people, 19.5

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

According to the Global Drought Snapshot report for 2023 published by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), data from the past two years shows that drought is one of the most severe problems we face. F), the report projects 120 million people worldwide will experience extreme drought. F) above preindustrial levels.

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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

And now, here in central Milan, where a recent coronavirus cluster emerged just a week ago, supermarket shelves are already bone-dry empty, as they now are in southern Silicon Valley, at Trader Joes, CostCo and Target for certain wares, as one case of the Coronavirus cases reported over the weekend has expanded to a handful.

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