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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can achieve this by tapping into technological megatrends shaping supply chain innovations, – like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and software as a service (SaaS). Opinion Editorial by GeTS.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

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As a result of these God given advantages, farmers have exploited these and through innovation managed to feed a big part of the world far beyond what that country or region needs for their own consumption. He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

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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. Malaysia is the hub for humanitarian logistics in Asia. The panelists were representative of the different players involved.

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SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

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Finally, the long-term outlook points to collaboration, innovation, supply chain orchestration, and circular economy business models. In the mid-term, the predictions trend around sustainability, visibility, and connectivity as organizations build capabilities to achieve long-term competitive advantage and new business models.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis. Conclusion.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

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CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020.

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How to Learn About Supply Chain Research From Around the World in a Few Hours

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These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia). Here are some examples.