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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. Cardwell, 2014). 2014, July 30). Cardwell, D.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Smartphone users in India doubled from 2013-2014, from 51 million to 104 million. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. Another e-commerce platform, Konga, saw revenues grow 450 percent in 2014. Last-mile logistics get chaotic.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

Being a supply chain fund (supply chain management, supply chain logistics, supply chain finance) is something we do across industries. In 2014 or 2015 I wrote an article related to this called ‘How Early Stage Tech Startups Can Gain a Competitive Advantage from Operations’. Physical goods that travel from producers to end customers.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Launched in 2014, Kilimall operates in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. With over 100 logistic partners , Lazada can easily help you sell across the SEA countries. The marketplace has over 15 million monthly visitors buying products from multiple categories including fashion, health & beauty, gaming and baby products.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. SCM 3PL Subway 2015.