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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

ivalua

In 2014, the European Union (EU) took steps to encourage supplier diversity by implementing a social procurement policy. The mandate hasn’t been widely embraced outside of the US, only changing after Australia implemented the Indigenous Procurement Policy. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

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Climate Extremes Will Challenge Our Supply Chains (Guest Post by Anders Levermann, PIK)

SCM Research

Extreme rainfall and typhoon Yasi paralyzed the world’s fourth largest coal exploration site in Australia in 2010/11. Links in global economic chains and world markets mean that flooding or heat-waves in one place can have repercussions elsewhere. Coking coal prices went up by 25% in 2011. Levermann, A.

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A New Approach to Small Parcel with Tyler Abderholden

The Logistics of Logistics

The company was founded in Australia in 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia; Seattle, Washington; and Toronto, Canada. Merchants simply purchase a label and their package can be picked up from their front door. Sendle is also 100% carbon-neutral, a Certified B Corporation and Climate Neutral Certified.

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Have you Heard About ‘’Chain of Responsibility’’ in the Supply Chain and Transportation?

GlobalTranz

As our customer presence in Australia is growing, we are learning new things from our Commonwealth cousins from ‘’Down Under’’. Although we have much in common, the transportation laws in Australia and New Zealand have a distinct difference with those in Europe, the U.K. COR was part of general recommendations sent in 2014 to the U.S.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 billion in 2019. Well, I am saying it.

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China’s Electrical Grid Affects the Global Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

.”[6] The Wall Street Journal reports one reason coal prices are soaring can be traced to a diplomatic dispute China is having with Australia. Department of Energy, 18 November 2014. [3] ” Troubles for the World. Footnotes. [1] 2] Staff, “ The War of the Currents: AC vs. DC Power ,” U.S.

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MIT Scalers win global final The Fresh Connection

Supply Chain Movement

The 1st runner up is the Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte team from Germany and 2nd runner up Fuji Xerox team from Australia. Outlook to 2014. The themes for 2014 will be: Supply Chain strategy segmentation and optimization of the logistic footprint. First teams have already registered for the 2014 Global Challenge.