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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. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 1-5, 2017)

Talking Logistics

UPS To Acquire Ireland-Based Nightline Logistics Group. UPS Tries a New Twist on Surge Pricing (WSJ – sub. UPS And Sealed Air Showcase Fulfillment Of The Future With New Packaging Innovation Center. April Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Signal Continued Industry Recovery (Trucks.com).

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

The rationale for outsourcing certain manufacturing and supply chain processes, such as transportation management, fulfillment, and more to logistics companies is evident and clear. The graphic was made by 2Flow , a logistics company out of Ireland. We hope you enjoy it!

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This Week in Logistics News (December 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. As summarized by NBC News: If [British politicians] can’t come up with a plan, the default scenario is that the U.K. will crash out of the E.U.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Belgium imports raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, food transportation equipment and oil. percent followed by Ireland and China at just over four percent each. The Netherlands accounts for 17.3 percent of the imports; Germany 13.8 percent, France 9.5 percent, the U.S. percent, the U.K.

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

The standalone Yard Management Systems (YMS) market is approximately $ 35.000,000 US which includes C3, Pinc, Navis and Yardview software solutions. About 50% of companies still use clipboards, spreadsheets and walkie-talkies to manage their yards. The warehouse management system services key areas, including: Warehouse Management.

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Another Load of Malarkey

Tailwind

No, that’s Scottish, not Irish, and it stands for Transportation Management System. No sir, you are in Ireland.”. “Well it sounds like they might have needed some sort of TMS system there.”. Is that like TaM’o’Shanter sir? “No, It’s a software system. I will check it when I get to Mulligan. Did you hear that?”. “No.”.

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