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5 Tactics for Transforming Your Supply Chain into a Lean, Mean, Green Machine

AFFLINK

So they are working with lumber producers around the world to meet Forest Stewardship Compliant (FSC) standards: maintaining well-managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. However, being a proactive steward of natural resources is a key part of green supply chain solutions. Eco-Factories. Transportation.

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Eloments covers all bases with Unleashed Software

Unleashed

We sourced vanilla from Madagascar, Egyptian mint and fantastic cardamom, cloves and cinnamon from Sri Lanka.” We partner with the Fair Trade Collective in Sri Lanka for most of our teas and spices. ” Eloments has to use inventory management software to keep track of each tea blend they produce.

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Pursue Supplier Collaboration as a Pillar of Sustainability 

Logility

It’s been almost 60 years since Leonard Read wrote “ I, Pencil: My Family Tree ,” in which he marvels that no single person knows how to make a pencil, but via the power of a global supply network stretching from Sri Lanka to Oregon, millions of people collaborate to bring pencils to market for 10 cents apiece.

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Strikes and protests disrupt supply chains, globally

Resilinc

In Sri Lanka, a popular uprising chased the president from the country last week. Representatives from both sides met with President Biden in June—a meeting that underscores how serious a strike at the critical ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles would be for the troubled U.S. They are also disrupting global supply chains.

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Digitizing the COVID Vaccine: India’s Got This Figured Out

NC State SCRC

At this meeting, I spoke on the ability to create “ supply chain immunity ” through greater preparedness. I had an opportunity this week to interview Ran Singh, who is the Acting Director for Asia Pac for Audits and Compliance at GlaxoSmithKline. I met Ran through the 360RX Supply Chain Security Conference , held last year.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 29 – June 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. In its first quarter earnings call, Best Buy highlighted that it saw huge growth in this service and is exploring ways to reformat stores to meet the ongoing rise in e-commerce orders. Amazon is installing “meditation booths” in warehouses. So far, it hasn’t been working.

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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. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles.