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The introduction of E-Procurement.

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According to (Namulo, 2017), “E-Procurement is the acquisition of goods, services or works from an external source. E-procurement, which is known as ‘electronic procurement’ or ‘supplier exchange’, is changing the way companies are sourcing their goods and services. & (Dec 2015). Namulo, 2017). Bibliography: Adebayo, V. &

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The Remarkable Supply Chain of the Coffee Bean

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million 60-kilogram bags in 2015. Coffee retailers Campos Coffee source their beans from Kenya to Columbia to Brazil. For so many people, coffee is a staple of their everyday routine. And its popularity is apparent in the global market — global coffee production reached 158.6 million 60-kilogram bags in 2018, up from 148.6

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16. And what a race it was.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

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Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. In Indonesia, the number of web users jumped from 55 million in 2012 to 125 million in 2015. Sourcing from multiple countries can present a headache.

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The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Source: US Census Bureau. USD 2bn in annual VC funding) from 2015-2019. He also served as Director, Strategy and Business Development for Family Services at UBS Wealth Management, and led a UN financed market entry and financing program in Kenya. Figure 1: US E-commerce sales as a % of total sales, 1999 – 2021.