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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

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High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. The USISPF through donations from its member companies also sourced 1,00, 000 portable oxygen concentrators for home and hospital use. Next step was inbound transportation while tackling issues as limited and volatile freight capacity, time pressure and difficult ETAs.

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Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The UAE has launched UAE Net Zero by 2050, which aligns with the Paris Agreement. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) will lead and coordinate efforts to execute the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative and ensure collaboration at a national level to fulfill this objective.

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Surviving Disruptions – an opportunity for supply chains to thrive with people and technology – LogiSYM July 2020

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This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. The short-term strategy to build resilience, is to focus on three major elements, essential to keep freight moving. .

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Transforming the GCC Chemical Industry with Supply Chain Integration – LogiSYM September 2020

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Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing. Repositioning production plants / source manufacturing closer to end users’ markets, requires investing in regional infrastructures. Governments across GCC region (Saudi Arabia and UAE) have allocated $ 1.1

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Air Cargo Got It Wright: 9 Incredible Air Cargo Facts

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Coming up in February 2016, Emirates are starting a regular 8,588 mi (13,821 km) service between Dubai, UAE and Panama City, Panama. Source: Imugr. million tonnes) of loaded and unloaded freight. The rule of thumb for cargo spot rates is that air cargo is about 11 times more expensive than sea freight. million tons (4.4

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