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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. As Goentzel pointed out, every center in the SCALE network offers a graduate course in humanitarian logistics, which is a unique resource.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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Peeling Complexity in Emerging Markets

MIT Supply Chain

There are as many as a dozen middlemen in this supply chain says Dr. Manish Shukla, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI). The wholesaler is responsible for selling the produce to retailers in local markets, or to transport it to larger markets where higher returns are possible.

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The automated container terminal and the odd (mis)adventure of the Google car

DELMIA Quintiq

drones), proponents of self-landing planes, enthusiasts of autonomous driving vehicles, and whatever other sorts of unmanned flying, sailing and flying things of the future – it’s time to pause your joysticks for a refresher course on mathematics. There are more abundant, and still cheaper, labor pools in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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The Cost of Climate Change on Your Supply Chain

Kinaxis

The same can be true for evaluating different transportation options. Severe weather can cause substantial delays, or even total shutdowns, of certain routes or modes of transportation. The number of heat stress days may rise to as high as 364 in Singapore and Malaysia, with Indonesia looking at 355 days and the Philippines 337.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our magazine, LogiSYM is the largest circulating supply chain magazine globally with more than 70,000 subscribers and we run symposiums in Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai. How has the Business and Supply Chain changed over the course of your career? Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and The Australian Logistics Academy, an.

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Thailand Ecommerce Logistics for ASEAN Enterprises: Should You Go Local?

Logistics Bureau

initiative set to encourage commercial investment and an upgrade to the transport infrastructure imminent, there may be no time like the present for enterprises in the ASEAN region to expand ecommerce operations into this fast-developing nation. ” – Mitch Bittermann, CEO Singapore & Malaysia, aCommerce. . billion (US).