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Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year

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Yet most of those executives have never step foot in a warehouse or loading dock and would probably get lost trying to find it. Stop bullying your suppliers, carriers, and other trading partners. Bullying suppliers over price cuts. Taking a “I Win, You Lose” approach to negotiations.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

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Meanwhile, it appears that the Trans-pacific Trade Partnership (TPP) will move forward without the United States ; Japan just completed a trade deal with the European Union ; Brexit negotiations remain contentious ; and the World Trade Organization’s role and relevance are being challenged. Today the price is $63.88 per barrel.