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

Supply Chain Game Changer

India’s second wave of Covid article and permission to publish here provided by Ajay Jha. April 2021 saw India grappling with Covid- 19 again. Between the 2 nd and 3 rd week of April itself, India had recorded 38 lakh new cases. An important point to note here is that India has adequate oxygen production.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Gartner analyst Debashis Tarafdar says that the large size of a country (like India, China or Indonesia) can mean “significant polarization of population between urban and rural with distinctly different buying capabilities and purchasing preferences. Fragmented markets have less upstream and downstream visibility, increasing the bullwhip.

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E2open Releases Annual Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

E2open

The report covers data and metrics for e2open’s 2022 fiscal year (FY22), March 1, 2021, through February 28, 2022, unless otherwise noted. In India, e2open contributes 2% of net profits to local charities, which include assistance for those with disabilities, support of education, and providing food and water to those in need.

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Navigating Returns: Five Strategies for Shippers to Reduce Return to Origin

Locus

It is vital that shippers optimize the below metric to success in their overall growth. Additional Emission and fuel costs: Many countries are running towards the goal of carbon neutral by 2050 and countries like India. Better product handling should be done to reduce this issue.

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Last Mile eCommerce: Why eCommerce Logistics Now Requires Expertise in Last Mile & White Glove Logistics Services

GlobalTranz

Unfortunately, many addresses and delivery locations are difficult-to-find, if not near impossible, in emerging markets, like India and China, so delivery must go beyond the simple delivery instructions of standard delivery. Leveraging Metrics, Shippers Find Better Ways to Excel at Customer Service and Last Mile Services.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. The company is using Blue Yonder for transportation management, Coupa’s Supply Chain Guru for network design, and FourKites ( see the webinar ) for transportation visibility in certain regions or departments to help with this.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. Resilinc: What’s the current status of reshoring manufacturing?