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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Getting Demand Forecasting Right 

Unleashed

Mark Houghton – CEO at Radical Cloud Solutions , our cloud solution specialist in Zimbabwe. John Toon explains that there are risk mitigation strategies you can put in place from a contractual point of view. The assumption was that in the Zimbabwe market, it would do just as well, considering the per capita consumption is even higher.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

He adds, “Often, last-mile distribution costs to rural areas are high and reliability is low, compounded by the lack of visibility of in-transit shipments.” ( Invest in Four Key Capabilities While Developing Your Demand-Driven Supply Chain Strategy for Emerging Markets , 18 September 2017) Let’s take Indonesia, for example.

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

China has also invested in lithium production in other nations like Zimbabwe and Bolivia , underscoring the strategic significance of lithium in achieving low to zero-emission technology objectives. Challenges and Opportunities Recent developments in the lithium industry have presented a mix of challenges and opportunities.

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Do Consumers Care About Ethical Sourcing?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a separate question, survey respondents were asked whether they prioritized buying from companies that made it clear they have ethical sourcing strategies in place before Covid. While 78 percent of respondents were a net yes, only 25 percent indicated they always prioritized ethical sourcing.

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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. Uzbekistan. Western Sahara.

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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. Uzbekistan. Western Sahara.

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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.