article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. feet across five floors, with 2.7

article thumbnail

Managing Logistics for The World’s Largest Company with Gary Sostack

The Logistics of Logistics

We also searched for people with the best ideas and moved them to Saudi Arabia. I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. We once had to move a prototype oil rig from Texas to Saudi Arabia. 11:47] Up until July of this year, Saudi Aramco was their own 3PL. It had 2,500 pieces.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase. Developments. The halal industry is a fast-growing industry.

article thumbnail

Pandemic Underscores Necessity of TMS and Other Supply Chain Tech Tools

Supply Chain Collaborator

The best illustration prompted by the current situation comes from a Reuters report today. “A This visibility connects sales/purchasing with manufacturing, warehouse management, transportation logistics, freight yards, and customers with one version of the truth regarding where orders are from end to end.

article thumbnail

The Ultimate Guide to Sell on Amazon in The Middle East (The UAE and Saudi Arabia)!

Vinculum

A survey conducted by Bain & Company mentions that the E-commerce business model in MENA is assumed to touch $28.5 With the evaluation of the technology, the online trends of purchasing the brand products have been rising high, and the shopper’s demand keeps on changing as per the latest model or version of the brand products drastically.

article thumbnail

Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

The rise in remote work has led to a drop in demand, not to mention the small matter of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The IEA World Energy Outlook 2019 report says : “if the world continues along its present path, without any additional changes in policy… energy demand rises by 1.3% The rise of microgrids.

article thumbnail

Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

predicted that the retail industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on the verge of a pivotal shift. “E-commerce A recent report predicts that by 2030 , the share of smartphone connections in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions will reach 92 percent from 76 percent in 2022. In 2019, Bain & Co.