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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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At 20Cube we go that extra mile

20Cube Logistics

Saving Money With Managed Services for Logistics. Outsourcing logistics saves your company valuable time and money in more ways than you think. For one, using a company that specialises in logistics means you can leverage its network of warehouses and transportation modes to scale your distribution globally.

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Commenting on the outlook for 2024, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence noted in part: “ Given current order book trends, the overall picture from the survey is one of supply exceeding demand for many goods, which points to downside risks to production, employment and prices as we head into 2024.”

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Work-from-Home, Trust & The Friday Factor – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Fortunately, technology solutions are available to help regulate and manage the booking of office resources – desks and work points, with easily configurable booking rights assigned to specific users, on specific days. However this requires careful thought with clear policies and direction for staff. www.sennexconsultants.com.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Risk management, however, will become a critical skill for logistics and supply chain management in order to make the right supply chain decisions in these turbulent times. E-commerce boom requires a new urban logistics model. The human factor out of manufacturing and logistics. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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Professor Yossi Sheffi on Resilience, Visibility, and Biggest Risks this Holiday Season

Elementum

Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). His latest book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected , was released this month. “The Supply chains have grown deeper, too.

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Cross-Border E-Commerce Trends in Asia

Vinculum

However, consumer preferences for cross-border e-commerce vary greatly from one country to another, driven by a unique combination of regional economic activity, cultural affinity, political stability and logistics infrastructure. It also allows for a wider selection of products to be found.

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