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People and Halal Supply Chains

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Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

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Over the past years there have been active government policies in Western countries, like in Europe and the USA, to reduce farming by government or institutional investors buying farmland from farmers. He is also a professor with HELP University and a research fellow with University of Malaya in Malaysia. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic The Asian Institute of Management conducted a study across orgainsations in Asia to identify crucial skills and competencies required by supply chain managers and leaders in Asia.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

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by Martin You – Sales Director for Asia Pacific at E2open. More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% About the Author.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

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ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them. Foodpanda is one of the largest online food and grocery delivery platforms in Asia with a presence in markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines and Hong Kong. In 2016, Germany’s Delivery Hero acquired the company.

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Apple’s China Problem

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These controls included a measure to cut China off from certain buying semiconductor chips made anywhere in the world with US tools. There were two excellent articles in the Financial Times (FT) on the Apple supply chain. In October of 2022, the Biden administration published a tough set of technology export controls.

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How a Solar Power Producer Reduced Procurement Cycle Time by 50%

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The process was as follows: employees would create a purchase order in Excel, print it, manually sign it, and circulate it for approval. Tracking and analyzing purchases across multiple locations was challenging, and there was no clear visibility or control over budgets.