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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Having the right transportation technology can improve everything from route efficiency to supply chain sustainability. You will want to consider your potential transportation technology provider’s track record. The supply chain technology provider’s record. What your operation needs from a technology provider.

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Has China lost its relevance as a production location?

Supply Chain Movement

This is still very favourable in comparison with wages within the EU, and wages have increased more significantly in other nearby countries, such as Vietnam and Bangladesh to name but a few. 4 “Transportation time is too long and no longer competitive”. Today, that amount has increased to RMB3,600. This is both true and false.

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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

30 | Innovations in warehousing. On the other, we are seeing new technological advancements such as Google Glass, smart watches and tablets on the market for innovative process improvements. 12 Questions about Multimodal Transportation Management. 28 | Business & supply chains in Europe. Facts & Figures.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. This increased cost of supply, accompanied by increased risk of supply means logistics costs and transportation delays from these far-flung regions is causing companies to re-examine their supply chains.

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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

Material Handling & Logistics

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar. This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. The plan consists of six economic corridors: • China-Mongolia-Russia. Eurasian Land Bridge.

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Honk, if You’re Driving Green This Earth Day

Arena Solutions

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.

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4 Ways Supplier CSR Ratings Can Help SRM Systems Capture $550 Billion Opportunity

EcoVadis

Management systems are required for a supplier to scale up production, keep quality consistent, avoid accidents and disruptions, and perhaps most importantly to innovate. With this insight in your SRM system, you can make better procurement decisions all along the source-to-pay journey.