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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Increasing scrutiny of labor practices requires supply chain technology that proves accountability and compliance. Consumers are demanding greater transparency and want more information about worker treatment in the supply chain. . Key Takeaways. Lack of transparency also carries a huge reputational risk.

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Foreign Adversaries Threaten Critical U.S. Manufacturing Sectors

Exiger Perspectives

currently has no domestic production of titanium sponge and imports almost 80% of its titanium sponge from Japan , followed by Saudi Arabia (13%) and Kazakhstan (9%). defense contractor, however, is reportedly still reliant on Russian titanium at lower tiers of its supply chain. Companies The U.S. At least one major U.S.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail.

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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

The New Trade Controls Will Likely Prompt Companies to Identify Alternative Sourcing Methods China’s move to restrict exports of two metals used in chipmaking and other goods poses a new threat to global supply chains, and makers of consumer electronics, solar cells, and semiconductors could see disruptions soon.

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What is “World Logistics Passport” initiative?

Shipsy

along with Indonesia & South Africa, joining Colombia, Senegal, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Uruguay and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the club of trading nations. This network built through this programme has multiple operational & financial benefits to business. On February 3rd’ 2021 – India became a member of the WLP.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. Various macro forces are redrawing the global trade map, and one of them is China’s revival of the ancient Silk Road trade route.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. Various macro forces are redrawing the global trade map, and one of them is China’s revival of the ancient Silk Road trade route.