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Pandemic Underscores Necessity of TMS and Other Supply Chain Tech Tools

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A surge in demand to ship the flood of crude oil unleashed by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC peers is sending freight rates surging and forcing buyers to seek out space on smaller tankers after the largest ones have been booked out, shipping sources said.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In fact, today several leading halal production standards (like the Indonesian and Malaysian halal standards) are already requiring a segregation between halal and non-halal in transport and storage for halal certified manufacturers. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing.

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

However,lack of coordination between state ,centre and healthcare sector topped with transportation issues resulted in this struggle to cope up with the sudden spike in demand for liquid oxygen. The US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) helped with providing 12 ISO containers for oxygen transport.

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4 Global Supply chain management strategies to avoid bottlenecks in operations

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This is why supply chain managers are always stressing over demand forecasts — something that tops the list of most critical inventory and warehouse management practices. And in countries like Saudi Arabia, every container must go through inspection. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods.

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Why Logistics Management is the Need of the Hour in the Middle East?

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For this, it is necessary to have a proper tracking of the product from the customer’s place to the warehouse. The software also comes up with a “customer app” that facilitates the customers to reschedule the delivery in case of non-availability, which further minimizes the chances of returning products to the source.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

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And in countries like Saudi Arabia, every container must go through inspection. After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. ocean imports fell 4.5% , and overall U.S.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

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And in countries like Saudi Arabia, every container must go through inspection. After all, the more you know about an item’s origin — and what it takes to get it to your warehouse — the easier it becomes to identify any middlemen that might be artificially elevating the price of goods. Getting a Global Perspective.