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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”. A procurement professional I recently spoke to said β€œit’s coming at us thick and fast, so we’ve got to be ready for it.”

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% To help navigate complexities and optimise performance, businesses need to anchor their management efforts on quality data, process excellence, and lean on powerful software solutions for seamless supply chain and omnichannel management.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 Ferrero , the maker of Nutella, said it is going to stop sourcing palm oil, which is a key ingredient in the hazelnut spread, from Sime Darby Plantation Bhd in Malaysia after the US government found the company used forced labor.

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Bristlecone Flash – February 2019

Bristlecone

This new offering is designed not only to diagnose problems, but also to correct them – no new hardware, software or licensing required. It took a mere 18 weeks for Bristlecone to lead a Middle Eastern steel manufacturing client on a transformation journey that took them from manual processes to a powerful new procurement solution.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

For some companies it means ethical procurement, for others it involves supporting worthy causes. The cloud-based software company, which is headquartered in San Francisco, is a good example of corporate philanthropy. Providing access to healthcare to refugees in Malaysia. Article summary. Example #2: Salesforce.

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What Kind of Visibility Into Your Supply Chain Do You Really Need, and How Do You Get It?

Oracle SCM

Most companies weren't buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today. They're actually complex adaptive systems (CAS), but software really likes linear processes. As late as the late 80s, at least for the majority of North American companies, supply chains were predominantly local and, perhaps, nationwide at most.

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Selling on Lazada as an International Seller – All You Need to Know

Vinculum

If you happen to have weapons, chemicals, or any toxic substances, religious/political items, pirated software, telecommunications equipment, and food products that might not be in alignment with the Food Regulations in the region, then, you won’t get an entry into Lazada. Are you interested in exploring Lazada for cross-border commerce?