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Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), Supply and Distribution Group Launches Global Logistics Service Provider Benchmarking Index

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore 12th August 2021: Recognising the heightened focus on overall supply chain performance due to increased disruption and challenges, shippers, manufacturers and beneficial cargo owners (BCO’s), are increasingly faced with soaring freights rates and what they, correctly or otherwise, perceive to be sub-standard or inferior service.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

GLOBAL TRADE NEWS Xeneta , an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform provider, investigated how growing geopolitical divisions are manifesting in a shift away from manufacturing in China, and an increase in friendshoring. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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A Conversation with Stuart Whiting, Schneider Electric

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility. Green Skies?

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Supply Chain Risk Hits the Big Time

Enterra Insights

A survey of 1,300 senior IT decision-makers and security pros from the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Singapore found two-thirds of them reported their organizations had “suffered a supply chain attack in the past year.”[1] ” How big is this concern? .”[5] ” Footnotes. [1]

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A Holistic Smart City Strategy Requires a Digital Twin

Enterra Insights

We’re setting the benchmark for cities around the world to become smarter, efficient, safer and more sustainable.”[8]. Taylor-Smith reports, “Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) has successfully used digital twin technology to create a virtual representation of Singapore. ”[8]. Emergency Response.

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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Luc has worked with a wide range of clients in the areas of supply chain optimization and analytics, operational improvement, SCOR implementation, strategic benchmarking and technology deployment. He also is a guest lecturer at Tsinghua University in China and NTU and SMU in Singapore.

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Who Wins and Who Loses in Australia’s Fuel Shell Game?

CHAINalytics

gallon and the cost for diesel fuel based on Singapore benchmark (Gasoil)–the […]. Transport Topics reports oil prices have plummeted 45 percent over the past year. Meanwhile, U.S. diesel prices are hovering around $USD 1.70/gallon The post Who Wins and Who Loses in Australia’s Fuel Shell Game?