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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. Supermarkets have not yet been halal certified, other than just the butchery, bakery, or restaurant inside the supermarket in some big hypermarkets in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It is assumed that the halal assurance system and existing crisis management manual provide sufficient support to handle halal incidents. Halal risk management practices by brand owners and their supply chain is found to have serious gaps, resulting in defective halal assurance system and halal risk management.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As a result our agri-food supply chains are in crisis, and we need to relook how best to organise a country’s agri-food system and optimise agri-food supply chains locally, regionally, and globally. He has been the architect of agri-food clusters in Indonesia and Malaysia. These products are distributed back into the retail channel.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

All products are classified with a specific code according to the Harmonized System (HS). For example, the EU’s tightening rules on palm oil imported from Southeast Asia places Malaysia and Indonesia in a difficult position, as they account for 85% of the world’s total palm oil supply. Product strategies. Reclassification. Conclusion.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% Utilising one platform to collect and analyse data for the entire supply chain helps to achieve better visibility and transparency within the system. AI requires a powerful network to retrieve data from internal systems and ecosystem partners.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 Ferrero , the maker of Nutella, said it is going to stop sourcing palm oil, which is a key ingredient in the hazelnut spread, from Sime Darby Plantation Bhd in Malaysia after the US government found the company used forced labor.

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Bristlecone Flash – February 2019

Bristlecone

Typical results include a 5-10% increase in system response times, a 15-20% reduction in storage capacity and the development of a solid roadmap that enables future readiness. This new offering is designed not only to diagnose problems, but also to correct them – no new hardware, software or licensing required. BRISTLECONE AROUND THE WORLD.