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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In fact, today several leading halal production standards (like the Indonesian and Malaysian halal standards) are already requiring a segregation between halal and non-halal in transport and storage for halal certified manufacturers. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. Green Skies?

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Logistics Report: Forecasting More Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Shifting Compet ition

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Freight heavyweight J.B. Hunt Transport issued a sobering outlook that extends beyond the current chaotic peak season, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Jennifer Smith writes, with seaport congestion growing heading toward the holidays and retailers looking to maintain restocking efforts into the first quarter. Transportation.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

Shipping Overseas Anyone who has shipped freight by air or sea can attest to the fact that international shipping is complex — in no small part because of the rules and regulations around certain goods. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. goods is more complex than it used to be. Ali Hasan R.

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Transforming the GCC Chemical Industry with Supply Chain Integration – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It is the fastest growing sector in the GCC with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates as the top producers. GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% transportation network and other logistics challenges. trillion and motor carrier costs rose 10.1%

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. More than 1.14

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