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The Green Corridor: Food for Thought

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In a recent scientific report published in Natureportfolio, researchers in Australia showed that just over one in ten fish packages sold to customers in Australia are likely displaying the wrong fish species. A more concerning supply chain for our own health and the planet’s health is the very food that we put in our mouths.

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Now Is the Right Time for Supply Chains To Do the Right Things

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Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Australia too sent immediate support package of ventilators, oxygen tanks and PPE Kits. Singapore donated 4 cryogenic oxygen tanks that were airlifted by the Indian Air Force. The USISPF through donations from its member companies also sourced 1,00, 000 portable oxygen concentrators for home and hospital use.

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Thailand Ecommerce Logistics for ASEAN Enterprises: Should You Go Local?

Logistics Bureau

SOURCE: Statista. Assuming your enterprise has a base in East Asia, Australia, or New Zealand, cross-border fulfillment may be a good way to get a first foothold in the Thai ecommerce market. Depending on the scale of your business and the demand for your products, these might include: A freight forwarder. billion (US).

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A chat with Scott Phillips

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. Whilst I am Australian born, I was fortunate to have had an educational background spanning 3 continents, Australia, Thailand/Singapore and Denmark. Consolidating the global sourcing activities is an ongoing challenge and reward.

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How COVID-19 is Battering Australia’s Imports and Exports

Logistics Bureau

How Australia’s Reliance on China has Evolved. Australia was not always as reliant on China for its imports as it is today. Back in 2000, the picture looked like this, according to World Bank figures: Top Five Trading Partners and Value (in AUD) of Imports to Australia in 2000. Singapore, $14.7 Construction materials.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. And now on to this week’s logistics news.