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Saint Patrick’s Day 2021

Enterra Insights

For companies these are perilous times. For companies these are perilous times. When the Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 Today, the population of Ireland is around 7 million. Saint Patrick’s Day 2021.

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2020

Enterra Insights

The Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849. As a result, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 ” A want ad published in The New York Times on 10 November 1854 was typical. Today people in the U.S. million in 1911. Fast forward a century. Patrick’s Day.

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What is an EORI Number and Who Needs One?

ShipBob

So whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand internationally, an EORI number is essential for businesses trading with the European Union and UK. EORI numbers are something any cross-border online seller needs to get to grips with. But that can be challenging, especially after Brexit. Who needs an EORI number?

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

More than four years after a majority of UK voters opted to leave the EU, negotiations on the terms of the Brexit breakup were finally agreed to on December 24, 2020—just days before its January 1 implementation. Fortunately, the deal grants a 12-month grace period on some elements of the rules of origin.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. They offer a solution for corporate tax departments called ONESOURCE.

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How Being in the Army Changed My Life

BlueYonder

Throughout my childhood, I was inspired to join the Army by my grandad who served as a Royal Engineer (RE) in World War II and my uncle who served as an infantry soldier in the 1970’s and during trouble in Northern Ireland. I had just turned 18 and as you could imagine, this was a big awakening in my Army career.

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EurOMA Conference Anniversary

SCM Research

First, as summarized by Gyöngyi in her blog, the NOFOMA was held for the 25 th time. Second, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) just celebrated its 20 th International Annual Conference in Dublin, Ireland this week. I very much liked Mark Pagell’s keynote address. candidates in the U.S.