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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Some countries even have geo-thermal resources (the same power which ignites volcanos) like Kenya and Indonesia. Where Malawi sits 13 degrees south of the equator, Thailand sits 15 degrees north. Thailand is starting to shed its dependency on imported fossil fuels by switching to solar.

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Revealed: The Sectors Cutting Product Lead Times Fastest

Unleashed

It’s been a long two years for manufacturing and logistics businesses at the sharp end of rapidly-changing global events. But which sub-sectors of manufacturing and logistics struggled most to fulfil orders during the pandemic, and how quickly did they rally? Biggest reduction in lead times since the height of the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

Anybody who knows me well is aware that in addition to working with my wonderful colleagues at the Logistics Bureau, I run several spin-off businesses. Worldwide, One-Man Logistics Seminars. Supply chain and logistics outsourcing. Career development in supply chain and logistics. Procurement and purchasing. Peru – Lima.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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Making a Long Walk More Meaningful

Logistics Bureau

For each kilometre we each walked, we funded Vitamin A for a child in Kenya to help prevent blindness. For each meal we ate, we funded a meal for an Orphaned child in Thailand. 790 kilometres x 2 = 1,580 kids. 45 days 3 meals a day x 2 of us = 270 kids.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Launched in 2014, Kilimall operates in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. Ezbuy is the leading shopping platform for more than 3 million customers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. With over 100 logistic partners , Lazada can easily help you sell across the SEA countries.

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Solving the biggest logistics puzzle in the floral industry

DELMIA Quintiq

Flowers are gathered from far and wide, from farms in countries such as Kenya, India, Thailand, Ecuador, and Colombia. Individual addresses just add to the complexity of this huge logistical puzzle – after all, receiving your flowers on February 15th isn’t quite the same! Transport & Logistics' Source: [link].

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