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Resilinc’s Q1 2023 Supply Chain Disruption Data

Resilinc

In recent weeks, airport strikes have hit France, Portugal, Britain, and Germany causing major delays. These recalls and drug shortages have contributed to FDA/EMA/OSHA Action trending up 69% over the quarter. Faced with inflation, layoffs, and long hours, transportation employees are taking action in the form of strikes and protests.

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Crisis was inevitable according to chaos theory

Supply Chain Movement

During our Trend Dinner just under a year ago, which was attended by almost a hundred supply chain directors, I predicted that we would find ourselves in an economic crisis around this time. That was necessary to ship Skodas that had been ordered in certain colours – such as purple – from the Czech Republic to Portugal for spraying.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Primary trading partners included France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, the U.K. The economy has turned around in the past several years, and Spain now enjoys strong GDP growth of 3%, exceeding the EU average. Spain is about five times the size of the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal. A lot more education and selling needs to take place in order for blockchain to gain traction in supply chain management — and this includes convincing supply chain software vendors on the merits of blockchain too, many of whom are taking a “wait and see” approach at the moment.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Song of the Week: “Feel It Still” by Portugal. That question has crossed the minds of many entrepreneurs and investors throughout the years, leading them to launch companies in this space, only to find out the hard way that it ain’t that easy. And with that, I’m out of time and space. Have a happy weekend! The Man.

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How to Get the Benefit of GDPR for Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Your package holiday company in Australia sells vacations to tourists from Portugal. Accurate data enables better understanding of customer needs, demand trends, and production and inventory requirements. Although it originates from the European Union, the GDPR applies to enterprises across the globe, as in the following examples.

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Doing Business in Portugal

QAD

With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.