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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

This multi-tier solution is designed to reduce the bullwhip effect by improving demand and supply translation through multi-tier concurrency. It is a more mature version of Supply Chain Visibility, enabling multi-tier orchestration of demand and supply matching. I have never been in Africa. Let me know.

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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

ivalua

The pandemic was a wake-up call for businesses worldwide, who struggled to overcome operational disruption — everything from the transition to remote working, to supply chain chaos. Organizations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were no exception — and these companies were particularly aggressive in their response.

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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Supply Chain Visibility. Why are the rules not clear?

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains. VF also leverages Infor for production planning and Infor Nexus for supply chain visibility. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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CSCO Forum / 3PL Summit 2013

Supply Chain Movement

Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network. Join top supply chain executives from leading companies including John Lewis, Lego, Nokia, British American Tobacco and HP in discussions on omnichannel retail, S&OP, Africa and more.

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

predicted that the retail industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on the verge of a pivotal shift. “E-commerce Across the region, there is also a lack of supply chain visibility and real-time monitoring of on-ground operations, making logistics management even more complicated. In 2019, Bain & Co.

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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. A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains.