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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

Maintain internal accountability standards and procedures for employees or contractors failing to meet company standards regarding slavery and trafficking. This past March Disney announced that it was stopping production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh , due in part to the factory fire near Dhaka that killed 112 workers last September.

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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? Upon arrival, they’re usually met by the intended recipient at the airport, or occasionally will agree to meet at more central location, or even relay the package to a local courier to complete the shipment.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. With the right solution in place, you can actually forecast with a great degree of accuracy how many of each inventory item you’ll need to meet future demand, and exactly when to order these items. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S. dollars with the intention of trading with the U.S.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. With the right solution in place, you can actually forecast with a great degree of accuracy how many of each inventory item you’ll need to meet future demand, and exactly when to order these items. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S. dollars with the intention of trading with the U.S.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I had the opportunity to work in Turkey, Egypt and in Venezuela. Upon meeting him you could tell he was a thoughtful leader with some very modern ideas. So first companies have to meet the minimum requirements set out in the policies. His problem was that he didn’t have enough to meet the demand. Then we all win.

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

Now, those last two, the MEU and the MIEU list, only pertain to Venezuela, Russia, and China. Meaning, if it’s information that is not necessary for its development, it’s not necessary for the production, then it doesn’t meet the definition of technology. We’ll stop there. Actually, it’s and refurbishing.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

In a world with an increasing number of political disturbances and mounting pressure to create sustainability, companies in a global market have to design their logistics strategy to meet demand in a cost efficient, optimal way: Plan. Poor forecasting leads to rush orders to meet the delivery requirement demands of customers.