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Doing Business in Poland

QAD

Poland has become a democratic, market-oriented country after many years of communism and the lingering effects of invasion during World War ll. Located east of Germany in Central Europe, Poland is about 312,685 sq. Poland’s bordering countries include Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. The country’s major service export sectors include air transport; business, professional, and technical services; sea transport, and information services. I was unaware of Ukraine’s prominent air transport presence.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Shift in the centers of gravity of the demand: As of the beginning of April 2022, about four million Ukrainians have left the country for neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. Here are some ways supply chains are being impacted by the situation in Ukraine. This further adds to lead times.

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Doing Business in Germany

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km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Consulting, transportation, tourism, telecommunications, and banking are important service industries in Germany. Italy, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 30 – July 4, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to other news, UPS announced the addition of a Full Container Load (FCL) rail solution to its China-to-Europe transportation lineup. According to the press release: UPS now offers the rail service from Chengdu, China, to Lodz, Poland, and from Zhengzhou, China, to Hamburg, Germany. So, mark your calendars and tune in!

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. The shipping company is currently working with government agencies, customers and partners to coordinate the transport of relief supplies. 11 release. without any extra packaging.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We will feature over the next 7 business days each category’s top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2014. Read Full Post.