Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Project44, a company optimising logistics, will employ 180 people in its new office in Krakow.
Newly opened on the 16th of May, the office is to serve as a hub for global supply chain innovation work in the region, the office in Poland is a key part of the company's growth strategy in Europe; 180 people will find employment there, working on a cloud-based advanced visibility platform for shippers and logistics service providers.
Project44 is the visibility platform for shippers and logistics service providers, supporting brands like Amazon, Walgreens, Bosch, ExxonMobil, or Uber Freight with providing them with e.g. shipment information or the automation of inefficient manual processes.
Eurofound (2023), project44, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 109117, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/109117.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
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