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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch.

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The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Global Trade Management

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. According to China’s ambassador to Spain, Zhu Banzao, it will return laden with wine, jamón and olive oil in time for the Chinese new year in February.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Of course they need to be SMART.

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China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

This will include a rail route stretching from Chongqing, China, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland to Duisburg in Germany. Ancient records show that the route stretched from Chan’an, China (present-day Xian) in the far east, through India, Persia, Arabia, and — by its sea routes — as far as Europe’s Mediterranean coasts.

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Why SAFe will make us a future-proof partner for our customers

SupplyOn

When functional contraints hinder an organization’s flexibility to meet today’s fast changing requirements, it needs a re-design of its way of working. So does SupplyOn, a trusted and successful company network that connects more than 65,000 businesses worldwide. However, “working agile” has never been a value in itself for us.

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Precoro's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Precoro

To reinforce this sentiment, we audited our client base to ensure that Precoro has no clients in Russia or Belarus and does not financially or technologically contribute to the aggressor's nation. We have also blocked access to our website and product from Russia and Belarus from day one. The new EU office will do just that.