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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. Those organizations that seeking to take advantage of preferential access to finance are being required to place ESG compliance requirements on suppliers and distribution channel partners. In Asia, Governmental and Finance. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

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Following on the heels of COVID-19, port closures, labor shortages and geopolitical conflict, climate change-related events are emerging as a significant source of supply chain disruption. Australia has experienced a 16% decline in yearly rainfall since 1970 , threatening its agricultural industry and its long-term food security.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper has one main distribution center roughly three miles from their largest hospital in Camden. I was on the phone with Australia, China, Indonesia – really everywhere – trying to negotiate directly with suppliers. The volume of goods needed to serve their patients is also significant. But there was a cost to this.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources. Joint tariff payment is a better strategy for both partners when compared with looking for a totally new supplier or sourcing from a different country altogether.

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Ivalua Continues Global Expansion with New Office in Sydney, Australia

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Eric Wimphen Joins Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand. The new office is led by Eric Wimphen, who recently joined Ivalua as Head of Australia and New Zealand. “We have seen significant demand from Australia for Ivalua’s solutions,” said Dan Amzallag , CEO of Ivalua Inc. ” About Ivalua.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a long history and a strong presence in parcel center automation, including sites for major providers such as DHL , UPS, FedEx, TNT, Australia Post, and others. However, Witron also conducts business outside of food and beverage, such as the development of a global distribution center for Pepperl+Fuchs in Singapore.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

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It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years. You see that as well in the actual distribution centre networks. For others it means having really good visibility for outbound distribution.