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The Critical Intersection of Humanitarian Logistics and Food Supply Chains

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In the UAE, there have been multiple initiatives taken to strengthen food security. For example, the launch of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy 2051 significantly contributed to the country’s success in achieving the top rank in the Food Security Index. Infrastructure can also be a hurdle in accomplishing delivery tasks.

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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

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Source: Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. There are extremely long distances between some transportation hubs. Next it implemented in Russia, followed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It also exchanges data with various distributor ERP systems, P&G’s SAP ERP system, spreadsheets and other sources.

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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

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Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Going The Extra Mile: How DP World’s DUBUY.com is Boosting Coffee Exports from Rwanda

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The local farmers needed to find a way to transport their coffee beans in packaging that ensured their quality – keeping the beans fresh, air-tight, and at the optimal temperature to ensure the coffee would arrive in the best condition for consumption.

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

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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. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. An important point to note here is that India has adequate oxygen production.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

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And while each market can be unique, we found a few repeating themes in our own experience and from sources including Gartner and our customers Procter and Gamble (P&G) and Cipla Medpro. Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. Here’s what we found: 1.

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

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The UAE has been a major logistics provider in the region, but due to the increase in the e-commerce business, there has been an incessant demand for increasing the number of logistics companies to deliver the material to end customers. The level of complexity of the existing trade network in the Gulf is beyond any imagination.