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2016 the year of economic nationalism as supply chain risk reaches record high

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Global supply chain risk grew to a record high at the end of 2016 as the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet, rose to 82.64, from 79.14 at the end of 2015.

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The rise of the robots creates many new jobs, even for the unemployed

Universal Robots

Technological progress creates constant changes in the labor market; some jobs disappear, while quite different ones occur. The robot industry spurs many new job opportunities - even for job seekers who have perhaps become redundant in other industries. A new Robot Academy in Denmark helps the robot industry find and retrain.