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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub. Keeping Supply Chains Moving.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020. CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S.,

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Digital transformation is not seen as a singular activity but a set of interrelated activities that span across people, process, technology, policy, and metrics,” said George Fowler, group vice president in Spinnaker’s Supply Chain business unit.

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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. .”[4]. BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. The global average is nearly 35 pounds higher.

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Food Waste: The World Can’t Afford It

Enterra Insights

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. .”[4]. BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. The global average is nearly 35 pounds higher.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Singapore donated 4 cryogenic oxygen tanks that were airlifted by the Indian Air Force. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir. Luxembourg and Sweden sent 58 and 120 ventilators respectively.

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