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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008. Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Over the last six years, several countries significantly improved their CPI score, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the United Kingdom, while several countries declined, including Syria, Yemen and Australia. Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively. Source : Human Rights Watch. Media Type.