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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. Only over the past 5-10 years cosmetics and home care brands are getting halal certified.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. We are honored to partner with Changi Airport Group in this humanitarian effort for our friends in Indonesia.’’.

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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

Solarisation of warehousing is possible. Sunpower, Sun Energy Indonesia can all make our rooftops into power stations. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. Companies like Sembcorp, Mitsui & Co.,

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Lazada now owns Redmart and Alibaba has a controlling stake in Lazada.

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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. Halal ecosystems, through geographical clustering of halal industries together, could create synergy advantages for brand owners. Also Malaysia has dedicated halal parks, 22 in total, supported by halal park guidelines and incentives.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These e-fulfillment centres should also be heavy on solar power generation to meet the energy needs of both the facility as well as electric vehicles used in warehouse operations as well as for deliveries. Sea freight and airfreight costs have become very expensive. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. 6 River Systems was founded in 2015 and developed an Autonomous Mobile Robot product called ‘Chuck’ that provides automated assistance to pickers in a warehouse, working collaboratively with human operators.