The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2014

  As the wealthiest nation with GDP  per capita at US$102,000, Qatar has been named as one of the fattest nations on earth with 33% adults obese and 17% of the population suffering from diabetes.  Qatar.   Since the culture and lifestyle in Qatar does not promote phyical activity and healthy diets, the demand for heathcare services is increasing rapidly.  Furthermore, many of Qatar’s hospital staff has minimal management experience.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Supply Chain Matters provides an update to a previous posting noting the previously reported delayed delivery of the first Airbus A350 XWB to launch customer Qatar Airways. Ten days ago, Qatar suddenly announced that it was delaying delivery of the launch A350 XWB aircraft just days before scheduled delivery without citing a specific reason for the postponement.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Launch customer Qatar Airways announced that it was delaying delivery of the launch A350 XWB aircraft without citing a specific reason for the postponement. Reports seem to indicate that rather than a major setback, Qatar, an influential and highly demanding airline customer is exercising its negotiating powers. In our previous posting yesterday, Supply Chain Matters highlighted the sudden delay in first customer ship of the brand new Airbus A350.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Launch customer Qatar Airways announced today that it was delaying delivery of its new A350 XWB aircraft without citing a specific reason for the postponement. Just last week, Qatar issued a press release setting the date for the exchange of title as December 13.

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Quintiq

APRIL 9, 2015

Quintiq World Tour 2015 kicked off in Doha, Qatar, on March 31, 2015, with notable speakers including LNG producer, RasGas, and metal producer, Elval. Another year, another stretch goal. Your boss is expecting you to squeeze every last dollar of efficiency out of your plans. With pressure to deliver results, does your wish list look something like this? What if you could spend a day talking to industry experts for insights to improve efficiency?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! The information on this page WILL help you get it right. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use?

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Qatar. The Netherlands is the best region for a logistics base according to the ‘VerkehrsRundschau Markenstudie ImageRanking’.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Qatar. Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Qatar. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Qatar. Increasingly, your supply chain is seen as a value-creating process that differentiates your company from the competition. Clearly, this does not change the call for efficiency and productivity. And now, the pressure is on you -as senior executive- to deliver.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Qatar. Les accords commerciaux et leurs risques d’un point de vue UE.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 3, 2016

Qatar. More shippers today appear to be outsourcing some or all of their logistics. How does a company decide that outsourcing logistics is the right choice? This C.H.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Qatar. 10 questions to assess working capital management. Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. Some companies generate cash so quickly that they can even achieve negative working capital.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Qatar. 11 Fragen zum Global Trade Management / 11 questions about Global Trade Management. Der globale Handel wächst – und mit ihm die Regulierung. Das effiziente Management von Lieferketten wird dadurch immer weiter erschwert.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 24, 2016

Qatar. Recruiting raw talent is ‘extremely challenging’. Supply chain leaders have gained an ever-stronger position in the world of business over recent years.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Qatar. Global competition is forcing companies to optimally manage the orders they have scored. Supply chain execution software can coordinate the necessary alignment process between the various systems within the network.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Qatar. 10 questions about Global Trade Management. Managing the activities comprising a supply chain is becoming more difficult with the growth of trade and increased regulation.

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EFT

JANUARY 20, 2016

The most business friendly conditions were found in the UAE, Qatar and Oman; while the UAE, Malaysia, China and Chile lead the tables in "connectivity", meaning that they have the best infrastructure and transport links, along with the most efficient Customs and border administration. .

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

Qatar. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. Three large, international take-overs are changing the face of the market.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Qatar. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Qatar. A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Qatar. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Qatar. Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Qatar. Customers are becoming more demanding all the time: they increasingly expect personalised offers, available globally and round the clock. Such huge pressure on sales is also dragging the supply chain department(s) towards an ever-higher service level.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Qatar. In the global fashion and luxury goods market, ever-higher customer expectations, combined with demographic and economic shifts, are making it increasingly difficult to predict consumer behaviour and plan accordingly.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

Qatar. 10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. They can renegotiate contracts, find other carriers, and do a better job of maximizing their truck utilization. But these efforts bring temporary, not permanent, relief.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2016

Qatar. Better decision-making processes. The business complexity is increasing all the time due to globalisation, big data and dynamic interdependences. It is becoming ever-more difficult for supply chain professionals to make the right decisions.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

Qatar. The world is becoming smaller and larger at the same time through globalization and the internet. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Qatar. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise. At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

Qatar. Management at the helm. Some companies have a well-developed sales & operations planning (S&OP) process as a safeguard for structured decision-making. Those companies take an integral view of supply and demand, including the financial impact of mediumterm risks.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Qatar. The rapidly changing world is forcing companies to continually adapt.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 5, 2016

Qatar. The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change. Driven by a desire to get closer to end customers, many are now looking at selling directly to shoppers, while continuing to serve their traditional B2B channels.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Qatar. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation.

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