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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The devil is definitely in the details. Sunpower, Sun Energy Indonesia can all make our rooftops into power stations. Train, ship and airline technologies are lagging behind, but there are steps happening. It can’t simply mean anymore a product that will catch a consumer’s dollars. Solarisation of warehousing is possible.

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LastMile Dialogues: Maximizing unit economics to unlock last mile efficiencies

Locus

In this session, titled “Maximizing unit economics to unlock last mile efficiencies,” representatives from leading Courier and Express Parcel (CEP) companies of Indonesia gathered together to look at the growth story of the industry, discuss key operational challenges, and the ways in which a digital-first approach can catalyze their development.

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Supply Chain Risks Come from All Sides

Material Handling & Logistics

In the early days of July, while most Americans slowed down to celebrate their country’s independence, a single ship sped toward China, racing against a series of new tariffs that would go into effect on July 6th. cargo ship Peak Pegasus made its way toward the port of Dalian with a load of soybeans. Many watched as the U.S.

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5 Ways To Improve Your Import-Export Business Now

EMERGE App

And for Europe and South-East Asia, it’s definitely WhatsApp. Or, if you’re lucky to deal with tropical islands like Indonesia , Thailand and the Philippines , do remember the concept of island time. For exporters, calculating CBM and printing packing lists are a necessary but tedious step in the shipping process.

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Enter RCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement

Logistics Viewpoints

First conceived at the 19 th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Bali, Indonesia, way back in 2011, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) finally came into fruition on November 15 at this year’s 37 th ASEAN Summit. billion people.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. The other is the related increased terrorist attacks on global wide shipping occurring in the Red Sea region that is ongoing. in January from 49.7 reported for December.