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What Does it Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur? The Incredible Journey of a Last Mile Pioneer

Logistics Viewpoints

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. You can write Breaking Bad, but if you don’t know how to pitch it, it doesn’t get made. We also had no idea how to raise capital. We were nobodies.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

Utilize scenario planning in cases such as when to onshore versus offshore to evaluate sourcing options in the wake of government intervention . Re-evaluate their network design to ensure they’re taking advantage of changing lane rates and optimal distribution network design. industry and the economy. We are advising clients to: .

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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. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. My response is “Hogwash.”

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

And while each market can be unique, we found a few repeating themes in our own experience and from sources including Gartner and our customers Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Cipla Medpro. Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e.

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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. Do you need help figuring out how to become more Sustainable?

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. Image source: Sturgis Journal. Image source: MTL Blog. Image source: FDA . Breast Milk Donations are On the Rise – Here’s How to Donate. Data source: Datasembly.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ 2] His warning begs the question: How can supply chain risk managers wake up? VUCA conditions may be intensifying, but they are not new. Footnotes.