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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Some supermarket concepts in Malaysia have already integrated the processing of ‘expiring’ food products into the supermarket design, through introducing its own bakeries and restaurants located at the supermarket. He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In the logistics circles, this is known as the bullwhip effect which surfaces from a sudden spike or drop in and can significantly affect profit margins. The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% GLOBAL CRISES DRIVE PRICES SKY-HIGH.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Prior long-standing assumptions that mature, foreign based supply networks, low-cost labor and predictable global transportation and logistics costs would remain constant were also blown-up by a series of industry dynamics. The most sobering development in this area has been the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in late February.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Risk management, however, will become a critical skill for logistics and supply chain management in order to make the right supply chain decisions in these turbulent times. E-commerce boom requires a new urban logistics model. The human factor out of manufacturing and logistics. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities. Panama is transitioning from being a transit hub to becoming a logistics hub and a trading hub for the Americas as a global intermediary location. The area has 2.5

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. ”[2] They go on to explain, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the Black Sea into a gauntlet of warships and mines, navigated by grain-laden bulk carriers sailing under the fragile consent of two warring states.