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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

AGCO has 240 suppliers in Italy. 184 were located in the high-risk zone in Northern Italy. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources. By 100 infections PPM, restrictions are in place.” We were able to predict the Italian shut down seven days before it occurred.”.

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Warby Parker vs Luxottica: Supply Chain Disintermediation in the Eyewear Industry

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Based in Italy, Luxottica has a monopoly-like position in the global eyewear industry. Luxottica has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Italy, China, India, United States and Brazil. The group output by country is 41% in Italy, 46% in China and India, 10% in the US, and 3% in Brazil [4]. Source: [2] and Alibaba.com.

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Arkad S.p.A. Selects Ivalua & PwC To Drive Its Procurement Transformation Journey

ivalua

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, with regional hubs in the Middle East and North Africa, the company is built on a 50-year heritage and on a track record of 300 EPC projects successfully completed in more than 30 countries worldwide. .’s The digital transformation journey has reached the Go-Live of the Sourcing module.

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Offshoring vs Global Sourcing vs Outsourcing

Logistics Bureau

You’ll hear a lot of terms when people talk about sourcing goods for their supply chain. Three of the most common are outsourcing, global sourcing and offshoring. Now, Global Sourcing is where things get really interesting. You can think of these at three different strategies. Want a practical example?

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Energy efficiency: Are fossil fuels or renewables the more reliable source?

USC Consulting Group

By just about every measure, natural resources such as these are significantly more efficient than legacy sources like coal, natural gas and oil. “Which energy source gets you the most power delivery for your investment dollar? points out of a possible 100, was Italy, followed by France (73.5), the U.K. (73),

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Warby Parker vs Luxottica: Supply Chain Disintermediation in the Eyewear Industry

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Based in Italy, Luxottica has a monopoly-like position in the global eyewear industry. Luxottica has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Italy, China, India, United States and Brazil. The group output by country is 41% in Italy, 46% in China and India, 10% in the US, and 3% in Brazil [4]. Source: [2] and Alibaba.com.