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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Meanwhile, more than 40% of food waste in affluent countries are at the retail and consumption level.

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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. It is done by Logistrap in Mexico, they reduced their space within the warehouses and container ships to transport more within the same number of trips (Logistrap, 2020).

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COVID-19 in 2021: Supply Chain Organizations’ Biggest Concerns

DynaSys

Some examples may be rules restricting availability of transport stock and routes, laws limiting workforce liberties or effectiveness, short-term working capital guidelines, etc. Riots and violent protests connected to the pandemic have occurred diverse places like Serbia, Nigeria, Bolivia and even Berlin.

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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Meanwhile, more than 40% of food waste in affluent countries are at the retail and consumption level.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Investors and research groups are optimistic about countries like Nigeria and Kenya, whose burgeoning middle classes have the capital to spend on foreign-made goods. Platforms usually hire companies that will handle their logistics and product delivery, but they risk losing control over their inventory.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

It was done by an academic whose life has been devoted to solving these sorts of problems, and he’s done it for transportation, he’s done it for the navy, he’s done it in spare parts, and almost every industry you can think of. This will help reduce problems in a number of dimensions: waste, pollution, cost. Data and analytics.