Tue.Dec 25, 2018

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Tariffs and the Electronics Supply Chain: A Perfect Storm?

Supply Chain Brain

A storm in the electronics industry is spreading into automotive, aerospace, healthcare industries and more — just about any supply chain that calls for electronic components.

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Shipping Container Homes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Freight Center

Step aside, cookie cutter houses. Shipping container homes are providing people with a way to live large in tiny dwellings. You can take or leave the white picket fence. Currently, there are around 17 million shipping containers in the world. Only 6 million of these containers are actually in use for shipping large items. This means that there are approximately 11 million containers just sitting around, unused.

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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

The Logistics Academy

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has been officially ratified by seven parties – Mexico, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Vietnam – and will enter into force on 30 Dec 2018. The post The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) appeared first on The Logistics Academy.

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Shipping Container Homes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Freight Center

Step aside, cookie cutter houses. Shipping container homes are providing people with a way to live large in tiny dwellings. You can take or leave the white picket fence. Currently, there are around 17 million shipping containers in the world. Only 6 million of these containers are actually in use for shipping large items. This means that there are approximately 11 million containers just sitting around, unused.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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ASEAN 2018 Singapore Chairmanship: How We Cultivate a Conducive Regulatory Environment

The Logistics Academy

Singapore is the ASEAN Chair in 2018. Under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) pillar, we are working with ASEAN Member States on a set of economic deliverables to position ASEAN as a region for seamless economic activity and growing opportunities, especially in innovation and the digital economy. This EDM below gives an overview of the deliverables in the focus area of cultivating a conducive regulatory environment. .

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Trading With China: What’s Going On Behind the Wall

Supply Chain Brain

If you’ve got business in China, there’s far more to follow than tariffs.

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