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This Week in Logistics News (October 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

But major players in the world’s chocolate industry have joined forces to stop deforestation in major cocoa producing countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. One of the commodities making headlines for deforestation is cocoa. This all points to the move towards sustainable cocoa production. And who doesn’t love reusable containers?

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Leveraging SDS’ end-to-end software solutions including e-Topup, dealer management, and voucher management platforms, the leading information communications technology group is moving towards meeting digitization objectives with a heavy focus on improving the user experience and scalability of their services.

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Student Profile: Sue Andres-Brown ('14) - UCLA Anderson School of.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

She’s also participated in three Johnson & Johnson-sponsored UCLA Anderson Management Development Programs : the Head Start Management Fellows Program, the Health Care Executive Program and the Management Development Institute in Ghana. Meet Your ASA Team. The J&J Program was an incredible complement to this work,” she says.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Chocolate Easter Eggs

Supply Chain Game Changer

And some of the best quality cocoa originates from Ghana. To meet this increasing global demand, the complex supply chain needs to run smoothly and be well-coordinated. Asia is also becoming an important growing region, with cocoa being a relatively new crop. The Journey.

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4 Technology Trends Set to Transform Your eCommerce Business

Vinculum

This change in the social, personal and professional practices give valid reasons to shift retail business practices and trends towards a up to the minute technology-models to meet today’s demand and expectation of consumers. Though, the delivery guy is also prone to health risks as he/she visits many places.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

His definition is closely linked to the concept of sustainable development, which the 1987 Brundtland Report describes as ‘‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’’. Delivering access to education to children in Ghana. You get the idea.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

Illegal mining occurs in part because legal production within China is unable to meet producers’ demand. In Ghana, another startup, BenBen , is using a blockchain-based system to securely certify land ownership. Mixing at this stage is one way to ensure sufficient volume is supplied to meet market demand.