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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. In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Halal risk management practices of most companies are passive, meaning it is limited to the compliance of suppliers and their own (manufacturing) operations based on the requirements of the halal certification body and their halal standard(s). On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

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Is TPPA going to ground e-commerce or let it fly (ideally, as air freight)?

DELMIA Quintiq

A number of express packages, the medium most frequently associated with online purchases, is expected to skyrocket. One of the strategies manufacturers and online stores will take is to price their products uniformly across the participating economies. The consumer benefit and business opportunities.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electronics and manufacturing companies. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia.

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From Triage to Transformation… Building Resiliency with Agile Supply Chains

LevaData

LevaData recently sat down (in a virtual, COVID-19-friendly manner) with a group of CSCOs from some of the worlds most renowned high-tech electronics and manufacturing companies. For those organizations who had already reduced their dependency on China, many had moved production to Malaysia. Keeping the lights on.

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Plan for greater success: What experts said at Quintiq World Tour Singapore 2015

DELMIA Quintiq

Suhas Bhise (Head of PPC, Logistics and Sourcing, Arvind Limited): At Arvind, we began looking for a new solution because there was a limitation to how much our existing planning system could meet our requirements. Freight Exchange is a software platform for excess freight capacity. But today I say, “Why wait?”