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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I recently came back from vacation in Malawi a land-locked country of 19 million that surrounds Lake Malawi. Like many countries today, Malawi struggles to provide basic services to a large number of its people. Where Malawi sits 13 degrees south of the equator, Thailand sits 15 degrees north.

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Fixing supply chain inefficiencies: what we did and why it’s hard

Provenance

What we found was a way to take all those financial inefficiencies and pass that money on to the first-mile (in this case, small-scale tea farmers in Malawi). Provenance worked on this groundbreaking solution to redesign the way money flows for Unilever’s tea farmers in Malawi. A bit more about the project. Sharing is caring.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

On one hand, this market´s consumers are well informed thanks to social media and, in view of the emerging middle classes and the aging baby-boomer generation, they tend to be wealthier and, hence, have more buying power. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Madagascar. Marshall Islands.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

Access to relevant information is necessary in the sales & operations planning (S&OP) cycle, for example. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. S&OP fosters clear and unambiguous communication and this strengthens teamwork. Answer the 10 questions below to gain insight into the current added value and the potential of S&OP for your company. >>Please

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Customer service has to track the shipment’s status and inform customers about schedule deviations. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of.