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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We are honored to partner with Changi Airport Group in this humanitarian effort for our friends in Indonesia.’’. In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. Acting for Planet.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An example of an advanced halal ecosystem is Modern Halal Valley in Banten, Indonesia. He is also an Adjunct Professor with UTM Azman Hashim International Business School in Malaysia, conducting research on halal procurement strategy, halal supply chain management, and halal risk and reputation management.

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El Niño May Have Your Supply Chain Partying Like It’s 1997

Kinaxis

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe.

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Supply Chain Risks Come from All Sides

Material Handling & Logistics

cargo ship Peak Pegasus made its way toward the port of Dalian with a load of soybeans. The Peak Pegasus and its $20 million cargo of soybeans continued to drift off the Chinese coast until mid-August , at a cost of about $12,500 each day it sat idle. Many companies source production in other countries as a means of reducing cost.

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What’s Looming for Transpacific Ocean Shipments this Peak Season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. This shows importers are shifting their sourcing locations to countries other than China. Procure enough capacity. And, total imports on trade were up 1.4%