Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the plan would link China’s Silk Road Economic Belt Project in Central Asia—which was aimed at connecting with Europe via Central Asia to increase trade between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe—with its Maritime Silk Road stretching from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

China 73

China Logistics Network Optimization Software Global Logistics 73

Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

We are transitioning our Chinese supplier base to other regions such as Bangladesh and Vietnam for labour cost and quality reasons. Together with Kuehne & Nagel we have built consolidation centres close to production where we do quality checks on-site rather than wait until product is in Europe. It is a very significant change.

Supply and Demand 60

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Netherlands 60

Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

28 | Business & supply chains in Europe. 12 Questions about Multimodal Transportation Management. However, most organisations prefer not to take any risks so they stick to the rules – assuming they can find out what those rules are, that is. Facts & Figures. 30 | Innovations in warehousing. For warehousing a new era is dawning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 60

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 60

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 198

Logistics Network Optimization Software Material Savings Logistics Chile 198

Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

We need to keep recognizing the necessity of reducing our reliance on gasoline-powered transportation as we mark Earth Day in April. By suspending global transport and enforcing resident lockdowns due to the pandemic, the environment was able to briefly reset. Innovation in the e-transportation industry.

Expense Reduction 77

Expense Reduction Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Norway 77

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States. New export orders were noted as rising at the fastest rate in nearly two years.

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Global United Kingdom Purchasing Skills 59

EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For example environmental practices may be important to emphasize for transportation or freight suppliers in Eastern Europe, labor and human rights would be a point of focus for manufacturing in Bangladesh, and corruption and business ethics issues would be the spotlight in the pharmaceutical sector in China.

Manufacturing Procurement 56

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing System Sourcing Strategies 56