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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2016, Seamless was awarded the Global Telecoms Business Award for Software and Applications Innovation, showing their commitment to providing exemplary and innovative technologies through a result driven approach, and demonstrating that the success of their customers is embedded in their core DNA. Christine Lee. APAC Regional Director.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

Marc Engel has joined the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) as Chief Supply Chain Officer on 1 January 2016, according to the Unilever website. In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya.

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Large Shipping Losses Have Declined 38% over Past 10 Years

Material Handling & Logistics

McCain struck an oil tanker off Singapore. Across Asia and Africa, the threat of piracy remains high with regional waters accounting for 74% of all incidents worldwide despite record-lows globally. Attacks in the Philippines more than doubled from 10 in 2016 to 22 in 2017. Last year saw two major collisions between U.S.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

4) Africa. In 2016, Walmart started accepting online 3rd party sellers. Launched in 2016, Onbuy is one of the newest marketplaces in the UK. It is the largest marketplace in Africa with 50,000 sellers offering more than 6 million products. We’ve got you covered. Just follow our list of global marketplaces. 3) Europe.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania. The Suez Canal closure severely disrupted global trade and encouraged the construction of ever-larger tankers to travel the lengthy circum-Africa route. meters in width, and 40 feet in draft (965 feet).

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

One of the best examples is the delivery of blood bags in some areas of Africa. Regis Hotel in Singapore from 8 a.m. 1] Leigh Alexander, “ Why it’s time to retire ‘disruption’, Silicon Valley’s emptiest buzzword ,” The Guardian , 11 January 2016. [2] … Something similar is happening with self-driving vehicles.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Only 5% of public companies meet the definition for the Supply Chains To Admire for 2016. Today, I unpacked my bags.