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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article. shale or Iran, for example. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. billion.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

When the product has a defect after its production, it is sent back to the inventory to reuse or recycle it. In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies.

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10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Iran and Spain were highly infected. The medical community is looking for solutions and treatments to contain, if not eliminate the virus, through existing medicines or new vaccines. For far too long Supply Chain has been considered a back office, transactional functions placing purchasing orders and moving and receiving goods.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Inventory levels. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. Warehousing.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

retailer Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a joint effort to track the movement of food products in China using blockchain technology to improve food safety in the world’s second-largest economy”; and just last month, Mahindra and IBM announced they are developing a blockchain solution for supply chain finance.

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UAE’s Top eCommerce Companies

Vinculum

The company, renowned for its large selection of goods and competitive rates, also has a substantial reward points program that provides considerable savings on purchases. Additionally, it has customers in GCC nations and Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern markets. Basharacare.com. Sharafdg.com .

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E-Commerce in the Middle East

Vinculum

Some of the Middle East countries like Egypt and Iran are ranking at the top-most level as internet users. With problems comes the solution too. The transaction pattern needs to be easy and secure for the customer to purchase more. Despite being a desert area, the internet utility has enhanced significantly. Payment Methods.