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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya. The M-Pesa mobile application now represents 30% of GDP in Kenya with 60,000 outlets. Internet of Things As an Enabler.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya. He is an Executive Board Member of Kenya Association of Manufacturers and a member of the Supervisory Board of PostNL. Engel originally joined Unilever in 1990 at Unilever Meat Group in Oss, the Netherlands.

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

Logistics Bureau

The Netherlands – Rotterdam. So far, a visit to Nepal is already in the plan, and I’ve received the following suggestions as a result of my outreach activity : India – Mumbai and Bangalore. New Zealand – Auckland, Hamilton. Germany – Hamburg. Republic of Cyprus – Nicosia, Limassol. USA – Cleveland, OH. Brazil – Sao Paulo. Peru – Lima.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

For example, goods from Schneider Electric were transported on a Maersk Line container vessel from the Port of Rotterdam to the Port of Newark in a pilot with the Customs Administration of the Netherlands under an EU research project. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, and U.S.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Bol.com is a leading online marketplace for electronics, books, toys, lifestyle and home & living category in the Netherlands. With 11 million products , it is the largest online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium. Launched in 2014, Kilimall operates in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The Netherlands is the best region for a logistics base according to the ‘VerkehrsRundschau Markenstudie ImageRanking’. The Netherlands secured first place based on the results from the large-scale survey among logistics decision-makers within manufacturing and retail companies in Germany. Netherlands. Netherlands Antilles.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Netherlands. Netherlands Antilles. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat.