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Doing Business in Portugal

QAD

With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.

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World Cup fever: Scoring the goal

DELMIA Quintiq

The post on the logistical challenge of Christmas deliveries, the supply chain commentary on Valentine’s Day flower forecasting, harvesting and shipping, and the production processing post on chocolate Easter bunnies. During holidays and special events, we tend see the same themes in supply chain blog posts.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Container shipping rates could raise import prices by 11%. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, Feel it Still by Portugal. Please reach out Conrad Hanf ( Chanf@arcweb.com ) to learn more about attending, speaking, or even sponsoring the event. And now on to this week’s logistics news. SVT Robotics Raises $25 Million in Funding.

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Two Kinds of Supply Chain Risk and How to Prepare for Them

ToolsGroup

A key test came when Shamir had to shut down its European distribution center in Portugal for two months to introduce a new warehouse management system (WMS). Global prescription lens maker Shamir Optical needed to restructure its distribution network following a merger and re-privatization.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Shipping — how hard can it be? Song of the Week: “Feel It Still” by Portugal. Tesco launches nationwide same-day delivery (Logistics Manager). Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shippo raises $20 million to be the Stripe for shipping (Venture Beat). Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune). Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal. Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017. Have a happy weekend!

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Today, one out of every four ocean containers shipped globally is booked through the INTTRA platform. MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018. E2open is changing everything.