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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Optimize sourcing decisions. Cyber attacks.

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Improve Supply Chain Management to Improve Business

Enterra Insights

They know stuff gets made, transported, and sold; but, they have little interest in the details. A supply chain is an end to end process which typically begins with the sourcing of raw materials and concludes with the sale of a good to the final customer.”[1] Most people never think about supply chain operations. ”[7].

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Trends in Sustainability: Deglobalization will accelerate in 2024

Freightera

This is changing fast with the rapid rise of economic power by China, India, Brazil, Russia, the MENA region, and now Africa. The primary market is increasingly Asia, not North America or Western Europe, and the primary economic growth in the coming years is expected to occur in China, India, SE Asia, and Africa, not in the “West”.

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Delivery Drones are Taking Off! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

The speed of drones is a major selling point for customers, of which 79% say they would be “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to request drone delivery if their package could be delivered within an hour (Source: Walker Sands Future of Retail 2016 Study ). UPS offers one possible way that drones could be used within last mile logistics.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

” A recent survey concluded either is acceptable and both refer to the same phenomenon. Most of these devices can be connected to the Internet and can become an incredible source of information that would otherwise not available.” One of the best examples is the delivery of blood bags in some areas of Africa.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

There are currently mines in Europe, Australia, Africa and North America at the feasibility study stage (the final stage of pre-production, that determines whether to develop a mine), with some –– such as the Nolans Bore mine in Australia –– set to be operational within the next three years. This is referred to as chain of custody.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum.

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