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Freight Rates Surge Amid Demand & Supply Imbalance

China’s exports recovered fast from the COVID-19 pandemic but delivering goods overseas has become difficult due to increasing shipping costs, says an article published in CGTN.

In October, China’s export volume topped 1.6 trillion yuan, jumping 7.6 percent year on year, the seventh consecutive month of positive growth since the coronavirus outbreak.

Increase Index

The fright index cost by Shanghai Shipping Exchange climbed to 2048.27 last Friday, which was over twice April’s figure of 855.34....

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Boom! calls on supply chain professionals to help evaluate career prospects

Boom!, the cross-industry community of female supply chain professionals, is asking the industry – both men and women – to complete a survey on career progression.
The survey will examine career prospects and plans, as well as perspectives on equal opportunities in supply chain professions.
Boom! wants to poll practitioners, consultants and vendors to gain a grass root view on issues such as career obstacles and enablers, mentoring and leadership development and …

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‘boom!’ – new global community will boost the role of women in the supply chain

 Let’s look at the stats: just 11% of senior roles in supply chains are held by women – a figure that has actually decreased in the last two years, according to Gartner’s 2019 Women in Supply Chain survey.
And of the total supply chain workforce, women make up only 39%. 
Why does it matter? Because companies within the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to have returns above their respective national …

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