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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of goods detained from Malaysia, manufacturers in those countries were producing goods often made with ores that were mined and refined in Xinjiang. Or they can order online and pick up the product at the store.

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Meet LogiNext’s ‘Burger Queen’ from Malaysia, Shobra Monty!

Loginext

Meet LogiNext’s ‘Burger Queen’ from Malaysia, Shobra Monty! Shobra Monty, a senior key account manager at LogiNext, hails from the beautiful Borneo Island of East Malaysia, which is also home to the […].

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In other words: the degree the country is able to meet the needs of its own population by domestic farming, including of course its visitors to the country, against possible higher costs. Second, the development of agri-food production clusters to increase agri-food production and meet local and regional agri-food needs.

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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The benefits of ESG initiatives extend beyond meeting compliance requirements. Figure 1 – Where are manufacturers investing to support sustainability? Organizations are seeing economic benefits, in running their supply chains sustainably. As data is collected and analyzed, opportunities for efficiencies are identified and implemented.

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A Decision-Making Tool for Designing Reverse Logistics Networks

MIT Supply Chain

The Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) has initiated a research project to help enterprises design networks for reverse logistics operations that meet their organizational objectives.

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SYNOPSlS: Your Supply Chain Roadmap IDC’s Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Speed, accuracy, and flexibility will require the integration of multiple systems seamlessly to increase information and inventory velocity to meet customer demands. 24 months, ahead of their European and North American counterparts.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, when Malaysia allowed only 60 per cent of its factory workforce to operate during the lockdown in June last year, it aggravated the global semiconductor shortage. In other manufacturing sectors like the semiconductor industry, labour shortages due to movement restrictions led to supply chain disruptions worldwide.