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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

Many experts believe the era of “hyper-globalization” is coming to an end — writing has been on the wall for years. What’s replacing hyper-globalization? In one of those early articles, I wrote, “Globalization integrates trade by disintegrating production chains and dispersing them across economies.

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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

Nourhan Beyrouti and Joe Lynch discuss building a global logistics juggernaut. Nourhan is Global Chief Revenue Officer at AJEX Logistics Services , Saudi Arabia’s fastest growing transportation company. He aspires to be a game-changer, bringing joy and exceptional experiences to the retail and real estate industries.

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Apple Dethroned in Global Smartphone Industry Leadership

Supply Chain Matters

This week, business media headlines are citing market quantitative research firm IDC indicating that in Q1-2024, Samsung Electronics surpassed Apple as the designated leader in global smartphone shipments. Industry rival Samsung ’s smartphone shipments reportedly fell a mere 0.7 Reportedly, Apple’s iPhone shipments declined 9.6

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The Green Corridor: Green Global Trade

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These numbers drive governments and drive global investment. One country’s pollution can simply be another country’s acceptable level of industrial, agricultural run-off. Building in an environmental practices standards for industries to have, before they are allowed to export is the ideal.

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CEVA Logistics Drives Agile, Multi-Leg Inbound Flows for Tech Company

CEVA Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, was contracted to help a technology company manage its complex supply chain, supporting B2B, B2C, and reverse flows across multi-leg transport.

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Realities Impact the Global Ocean Container Industry

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group announces the general availability of our newest published Research Advisory – 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains. The post 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management.

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How Data Analytics Can Solve the Challenges Faced by SC Leaders in Discrete Manufacturing

From consumer electronics to automotive manufacturing, most of the global economy’s largest industries rely on some form of discrete manufacturing. Manufacturers in these industries face several unique challenges: Labor and material shortages halting production.

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How Chip Shortages Impacted Supply Chain and Solutions to Fix This

There has been an increased need for electronic components in every industry. Manufacturers that don’t have a direct relationship with chip factories, such as those producing automobiles, heavy industrial equipment, medical diagnostics equipment, and electronics, are greatly affected. How to better understand the chip industry.

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for Future Shortages

There has been an increased need for electronic components in every industry. Manufacturers that don’t have a direct relationship with chip factories, such as those producing automobiles, heavy industrial equipment, medical diagnostics equipment, and electronics, are greatly affected. How to better understand the chip industry.

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5 Critical Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

There’s little room for error in most global supply chains, but none for the pharma cold chain. Real-time visibility and tracking are critical to order accuracy, schedule reliability, inventory management and compliance in a high-value, highly regulated industry.

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Digital Transformation: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait

Even global manufacturers –– companies across industrial, automotive, chemical, and energy industries –– are scrambling to mitigate the impacts of labor, material and energy shortages, delays, inflation, and unexpected events. It’s not just small and medium-size businesses that are caught off guard.

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Elevate Your Supply Chain Resilience With Scenario Planning

Speaker: Robert Olszak- Vice President, Global Supply Chain Optimization, RGP

The global logistics market is growing, and companies need to prepare for the next generation of supply chain management. As a supply chain director, you want to ensure that your supply chain network can withstand any disruptions and be optimized for peak performance.

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The Keys to Business Continuity Planning

Speaker: Ron Spiteri, Director of TXM Lean Solutions

The pandemic has been the most significant disruption to global supply chains since the dawn of the industrial world. A key learning of this disruption has been the need for business continuity planning to mitigate future disruptions, which we know will come.

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The Great Supply Chain Gear-Up: Sustainability and Agility for 2023

Speaker: Peter Kraemer, Chief Supply Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev

The past few years have shown us that nothing is constant in the supply chain industry. In fact, change is inevitable. Innovation through exploration, development, and scaling of technology has enabled markets across the globe to remain agile while responding to challenging times.