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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

People are still worried about having efficiencies in their warehouses, making sure they’re laid out properly, and having the right processes. Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

Efficient logistics is an important determinant of a country’s competitiveness and source of employment. It is also defined as the procurement, maintenance, distribution, and replacement of personnel and material. Since the construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt, logistics has made remarkable strides.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Cook Islands. Costa Rica.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Transportation.

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Middle East e-commerce profits have surged 4-fold in the last five years

Vinculum

This is one of the fast profit-generating sources skyrocketing to $20 billion by the end of 2020 in the Gulf Cooperative Council counties. Currently, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt together make about 80% of the digital market in the MENA. These strategies will be successful when the youth are governed more by smartphones.

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E-Commerce in the Middle East

Vinculum

The e-commerce platform has been a direct-to-consumer where the manufacturer deals with consumers considering their choices and desires on a grander scale. It is estimated that about 90% of online stuff is sourced from outside when counting is done on Middle East countries. Warehouse maintenance. Leakage of data.

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 How to Become a Top Seller on Noon?

Vinculum

Online selling is the most trending way to purchase stuff over offline shopping. To expand the sales to a broader extent, Noon has brought Bollywood Stars like Shah Rukh and other film stars to encourage customers to purchase the stuff through online ads, campaigns, or video messages. Proof of purchase. Registration. Swift code.