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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories. grams per chocolate bar.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories. grams per chocolate bar.

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

If you prefer to find the news yourself, head over to our free roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics and supply chain news sources. China’s slowing economy is generally bad news for the freight industry. New carrier routes that will benefit the freight industry include the trans-Eurasia rail and the Northern (Arctic) sea route.

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. in the metal industry. As such, we want to share some of our findings.

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Top eCommerce Influencers to Follow

EMERGE App

It’s the best source to keep in touch with the latest e-commerce news. S he is also a sought after speaker at various industry events such as Shop.org, XCommerce and many others. Channel Advisor awarded Alaa as “…one of the most knowledgeable eCommerce experts in the industry”. We all know the power of Twitter.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 What alternative sources of supply are available for the essential resources? Leach, “Piracy Costs Shipping Industry Billions,” Journal of Commerce, 19 April 2011. [2]

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Trends for high-tech industry. The high-tech industry are currently facing a tsunami of external trends. The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana.