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One belt, one road, and one very blurry supply chain benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

For example, should Chinese investment in the ports of Karachi and Pireus qualify as elements of the “One Road” strategy, or are they great commercial opportunities snapped up from sovereign owners at a bargain? A similar question can be asked of Sri Lanka striking a deal with the Fund to construct a new container terminal in Colombo.

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5 Tactics for Transforming Your Supply Chain into a Lean, Mean, Green Machine

AFFLINK

On a larger scale, British retailer Marks and Spencer partnered with supplier MAS to open four eco-factories in Sri Lanka that are carbon neutral, thanks to state-of-the-art waste reduction processes and renewable energy. Transportation.

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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

Drowning Small Economies: Small and poor economies like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Djibouti and the Maldives were already overburdened and now they have the additional expense of handling this pandemic. It’s a good idea to look at a balanced de-coupling strategy – creating a balance between globalization and localization.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 29 – June 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. While the strategy has been discussed for nearly a year, Instacart has yet to begin testing it. Yesterday, a chemical-laden cargo ship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. So far, it hasn’t been working.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

You find answers to the following questions: Does your supply chain strategy tie in with your overall business strategy? Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? This white paper from R&G Global Consultants will help you analysing your own role in the performance of your supply chain. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

You find answers to the following questions: Does your supply chain strategy tie in with your overall business strategy? Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? This white paper from R&G Global Consultants will help you analysing your own role in the performance of your supply chain. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles.

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

Talent development can make an important contribution to the execution of their supply chain strategies, but not all leaders pay the same amount of attention to this topic. That calls for various different skill sets, states Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at the IMD Business School in Lausanne.