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Forbes Magazine: BCI Global one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms

The renowned international business magazine Forbes Magazine has announced that also this year the economic, logistics and location consulting firm BCI Global is one of the best consulting firms in the world.

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Why? How? What?

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a tool to put a fair price to the lifecycle of carbon intensive goods imported into the EU. As per October 2023, CBAM imposes a reporting obligation and carbon tax for companies importing designated goods, full implementation expected on January 1st, 2026.

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European road and parcel freight rates will increase with 8% in the next six months

European road and parcel freight rates will increase with 8% in the next six months. Global ocean freight rates are stable at low level, but air freight rates will further decrease with another 5%.

These are one of the main conclusions from the Transport Monitor of leading supply chain and logistics consulting company BCI Global. For the tenth time an esteemed panel of shippers and manufacturers gave their expectations on freight rates developments for the next six months.

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Reshoring to US and Europe accelerates, now also serving CO2 emission reduction objectives

Reshoring accelerates as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chain from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions. This concludes supply chain and location strategy consulting firm BCI Global in a very extensive study (supported by SCM).

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Forecast: More Regional R&D Centers in Europe, North America and Asia

The next years more companies will set-up R&D centers in the major regions of the world (e.g. Europe, North America, Asia).

This expectation was presented at the World Conference of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) in Luxembourg by René Buck, CEO BCI Global.

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De-risking your supply chain and incorporating resilience

As the traditional supply chain risk approaches fail, the key question is how to incorporate risk resilience in your supply chain. BCI has developed a Resilience Framework to assess risks and to make explicit trade-offs in terms of risk management, resilience and investments.

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Webinar: India – the next biggest manufacturing destination and largest consumer market?

October 22, 2024 - October 22, 2024

Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 and aims to produce 25% of all its iPhones in India by 2028. What are the key driving factors for companies to manufacture in India?

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Webinar: Southeast Asia – the next manufacturing power-house?

October 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024

How can Southeast Asia support your company to diversify your global manufacturing footprint? China +1? Asia for Asia? Decentralized footprint from a global perspective?

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Webinar: India – the next biggest manufacturing destination and largest consumer market?

October 29, 2024 - October 29, 2024

Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 and aims to produce 25% of all its iPhones in India by 2028. What are the key driving factors for companies to manufacture in India?

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Webinar: Southeast Asia – the next manufacturing power-house?

October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024

How can Southeast Asia support your company to diversify your global manufacturing footprint? China +1? Asia for Asia? Decentralized footprint from a global perspective?

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