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Sustainable Hardwood use in Namibia – A 200-Year Plan

DynaSys

While a logger in Namibia may receive €2 per tree, the value of the wood increases at an eye-watering pace as it moves up the supply chain. If trees took a year to grow, replenishment would surely take place, These trees take 200 years to grow, but at the current rate, there may be no trees at all in Namibia by 2040**.

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. China, Japan, and South Korea are among the top consumers , driven by their increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other high-tech applications.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: What are you saying HSBC?

Supply Chains Rock

Will you help me find the best logistics provider in Namibia? Or make sure my suppliers are meeting ethical standards? Sorry, but being the cash behind the supply chain, while valuable, doesnt make anyone an expert in the end to end supply chain, from sourcing to end of life. Are you going to help with my C-TPAT compliance?

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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. Poor forecasting leads to rush orders to meet the delivery requirement demands of customers.

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

To meet the aspirations identified in this research, we need to see more formal goals and targets on management scorecards, supported by corresponding pipeline planning, recruitment and development initiatives within supply chain organizations. >>Please Set specific goals that articulate a concrete result. Martinique. Mauritania.

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

Supply Chain Movement

To meet the aspirations identified in this research, we need to see more formal goals and targets on management scorecards, supported by corresponding pipeline planning, recruitment and development initiatives within supply chain organizations. >>Please Set specific goals that articulate a concrete result. Martinique. Mauritania.

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Mindmap for the Supply Chain Director 2020

Supply Chain Movement

Not only does this demand a new approach, requiring an organisation and its employees to display more agility and responsiveness, but it also creates the need for a supply chain architect in order to meet the changing needs of customers, both now and in the future. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of.