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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. An estimated 30,000 athletes from over 100 countries participated. minutes per mile.

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Digital transformation for Africa’s manufacturing and distribution CIO and CFO

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SYSPRO listens to different perspectives at two events in Kenya – one the CIO view and the other the CFO view on Digital Transformation – both November2021. SYSPRO Africa first visited Mombasa Kenya at the main gathering in East Africa of CIOs – CIO 100. These are the key findings which may apply to a degree globally.

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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

ivalua

The company has joined the UN Global Compact and has achieved Ecovadis’ Bronze status for its ESG efforts. To offset carbon produced by its event and to support local communities in developing countries, Ivalua has entered a partnership with Treedom to plant and nurture 1000 trees in Cameroon, Columbia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Tanzania and Kenya.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Global multinational companies have a dilemma. Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. There are few global conferences that can boast this level of attendance. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya.

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The Future of Food Security

Enterra Insights

One of the topics discussed at the recent COP-27 gathering in Egypt was global food security. Elevated food prices added to global inflationary pressures with rising food bills grabbing media attention in countries from the UK to Singapore and the US. Securing the global food value chain is an international challenge.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Just recently in Sri Lanka, the rising global fuel costs for oil precipitated the bankruptcy of a once thriving economy. Development Challenges for a Resilient Future Malawi and countries in the global south are often rich in a variety of clean energy raw materials. Well, you can end up in a hole too deep to dig yourself out.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16. MHS, Fortna merging to provide end-to-end solutions globally. The Covid pandemic continues to slow down global economies and supply chains.