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Increasing Supply Chain Performance in the Digital Era

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

E-commerce has become one of the fastest growing industries in the Asia Pacific region and shows no signs of slowing down. According to global market research company Euromonitor International, Asia Pacific’s e-commerce sales are expected to nearly double by 2025 – reaching USD 2 trillion.

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China COVID crisis: Groundhog Day for SC managers

Resilinc

“China’s tech supply chain is heading into the new year facing the twin challenges of slumping demand and staffing chaos caused by Beijing’s abrupt U-turn on COVID controls,” reported Nikkei Asia last week. Factory bosses are now either loosening all controls or isolating workforces to keep production lines functioning.”.

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De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Smart Freight Procurement Guidelines published by SFC provide shippers with a useful roadmap for achieving this. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. The situation is even worse for the smaller carriers making up most of the market. Using Technology to build Sustainable Supply Chains. Load More.

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4 Steps to Streamline Global Shipping

QAD

When you have multiple manufacturing locations across the world, it can feel as though your enterprise is not one organization, but a number of different companies, all using different guidelines. Some regions — such as Europe and Asia — have numerous regional carriers.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

East Coast ports in transit from Asia will surge to a new record high in the coming months. The report cites data indicating that the volume of Asia-East Coast routings is expected to reach 889,000 TEU ’s by the month of June, up 40 percent from 2021 full-year average routings. Stated drivers of the changed routings from Asia to U.S.

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Adapting Pharmaceutical Companies’ Distribution and Supply Networks

Jaggaer

From 2005 to 2015, most companies expanded their portfolio with at least 25% of total revenue coming from Asia Pacific and emerging markets. In the US, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) was updated in 2017 to require compliance with FDA labeling guidelines. Other factors, like serialization, should also be considered.

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Importance of Contract Management in Achieving Value for Money in the Procurement System

SCMDOJO

These include defining the scope of the work being performed, ensuring timely execution of the process, clarifying the roles and responsibilities of all involved parties, and establishing clear guidelines for the necessary reviews to be conducted.