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Trends, Technology and Sustainability in Focus at LogiSYM MENA 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The latest edition of the LogiSYM conference catering to the Middle East/North Africa region, LogiSYM MENA, took place online on August 24. And to the event partners for their role in ensuring another successful LogiSYM event for the Middle East and North Africa region.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Risk management, however, will become a critical skill for logistics and supply chain management in order to make the right supply chain decisions in these turbulent times. E-commerce boom requires a new urban logistics model. The human factor out of manufacturing and logistics. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. The pending effect of fuel on logistics costs is an overlay for all companies struggling to manage the bottom line. My response is “Hogwash.” There was no new normal.

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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

The acquisition was key to opening doors to expansion in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Today, Seamless is working hand in hand with clients and partners in Asia to help drive digital transformation. Looking at the broader logistics industry, we know that digital transformation remains a key priority.

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Biden’s Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality Check…

NC State SCRC

Comparative advantage is also the reason why 90 percent of the world’s supply of PPE, electronics, apparel, and manufactured goods are manufactured in China and SE Asia. What venture capitalist is going to invest in a factory producing goods at a higher cost than what they can be bought for in Asia? That’s the way it would work.” [2].

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher!

Supply Chain Game Changer

As President and CEO GeoPost Intercontinental, I was heading the global network and businesses in Europe, the CIS, the United States, Hong Kong, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Africa. In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. A role that I left end of 2018. Currently, I am in Hong Kong.