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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. shale or Iran, for example. The United States and Iran have been engaged in indirect nuclear talks in Vienna that could lead to the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil sales. This week’s news will all center on this war.

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10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And with less manufacturing output there were fewer container ships leaving Asia full of goods meaning activity in ports in North America and Europe would slow down rather quickly. Iran and Spain were highly infected. Taking Total Cost of Ownership Seriously. Shortly thereafter the tsunami of infections overtook Europe.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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E-Commerce in the Middle East

Vinculum

Some of the Middle East countries like Egypt and Iran are ranking at the top-most level as internet users. Shipping method. The transaction pattern needs to be easy and secure for the customer to purchase more. As per the report, the Middle East deals more in cash-on-delivery of transaction patterns over being digital.

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Basic ITAR Compliance Awareness

Arena Solutions

You can’t just take the shipping clerk and make him an empowered official and go on. And another difference between EAR and ITAR, purchase documentation, purchase orders, contracts, letter of intent, et cetera. And you can get all the results immediately, you can get certain reports on where the gaps are.

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Basic ITAR Compliance Awareness

Arena Solutions

You can’t just take the shipping clerk and make him an empowered official and go on. And another difference between EAR and ITAR, purchase documentation, purchase orders, contracts, letter of intent, et cetera. And you can get all the results immediately, you can get certain reports on where the gaps are.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

Other examples: The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a report in May titled Blockchain Technology: Possibilities for the U.S. Postal Service , with supply chain management as one of the focus areas; in October, as reported by Reuters, “IBM, U.S. Toyota temporarily shut two factories in the aftermath.