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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has 18 plants and operating locations in the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as plants and labs in the UK, China, and Indonesia. A Value-Added Service (VAS) team can provide on-site management, installation, equipment, inventory management (just-in-time deliveries), heating solutions, and testing.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shortage management is a strategic approach that evaluates the number of items required by a specific date, guiding purchasing managers to procure items accordingly. The ability to quickly and effectively address issues and devise innovative solutions is instrumental in maintaining smooth operations.

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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

Unleashed

When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing.

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How Bukalapak is Leading Indonesia’s E-commerce Growth With Last-Mile Technology Solutions

Locus

To unravel the story behind this growth and its complexities, Albert Koto, Head of Mitra supply chain at Bukalapak, one of the biggest e-commerce businesses in Indonesia, got in conversation with Malay Shah, Senior Vice President of India, Middle East, Rest of the World, and Southeast Asia operations in this Locus’ In-Focus webinar series. .

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Illuminating Supply Chain Risks in Isolation Gowns for Healthcare

Exiger Perspectives

Table of Contents Executive Summary Exiger Government Solutions (“Exiger”) was tasked by a U.S. Concentration risk — particularly with major reliance on suppliers in China and Indonesia — also emerged as a factor that threatened the client’s compliance with The Make PPE in America Act. of isolation gown manufacturers based in the U.S.

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The Natural Rubber Supply Chain! Will it Bounce Back?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our recent purchase of a new vehicle made us aware not only of the computer chip shortages impacting the new automobile sales market, but also the rubber market shortages threatening similar disruptions. Synthetic rubber is produced using petrochemicals through a process of either solution or emulsion polymerization.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.