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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. With the crisis in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation, fuel and energy prices are now soaring. The question is, how do we navigate our way out of this never-ending chaos to continue driving sustainable growth? HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. 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.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

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Instead of economies of scale and economies of scope, agri-food clusters need to address sustainability by looking at creating what I call ‘economies of chains’, where agri-food supply chains are linked to other ecologically fitting supply chains that increase the business value significantly.

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

Supply Chain Matters

The most sobering development in this area has been the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in late February. There have been further influences both in financial, government, climate and energy sustainability dimensions. There were other examples as-well, either in high-tech, medical, consumer goods or other industries. .

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In many countries the e-fulfilment market is highly fragmented and immature, with a lack of collaboration among e-fulfillment players, quality standards, investments in sustainability, logistics best-practices, and efficient logistics operations. This requires centralised e-fulfillment centres and collaboration in last-mile delivery.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

That followed the December headline of sustained improvement in manufacturing conditions. Output, new orders and exports reportedly all returned to expansion levels along with sustained rises in purchasing activity and employment levels. The reported January value of 50.8 was unchanged from that of December. increased 1.3

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

In a world with an increasing number of political disturbances and mounting pressure to create sustainability, companies in a global market have to design their logistics strategy to meet demand in a cost efficient, optimal way: Plan. Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Madagascar. Martinique.