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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

There are extremely long distances between some transportation hubs. These and many other variables mean GDM needed extra supply chain resilience and flexibility to combat more extreme “bullwhip effect” consequences, like over- and under-stocking, transportation bottlenecks and cash flow issues.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This is changing halal eco-systems for brand owners serving Muslim markets in Asia and the Middle East, requiring brand owners taking a supply chain approach to halal , similar to a maybe more familiar supply chain approach to food/product safety or cool chains. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts.

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FMCSA Announces the Preview of the Proposed Safety Measurement System Website Display Changes. And what is a warehouse management system? The company announced this week that it is has opened a new distribution center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S. What is a warehouse?

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Joseph Ludorf, executive director of supply chain at our pharmaceutical customer Cipla Medpro describes their situation this way, “When it comes to transporting medicine, there are strict requirements for each product with regards to temperature control and the type of vehicles in which each can be transported.

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Learnings@Locus: What Makes Every Delivery More Efficient Than the Last

Locus

This was an opportunity for Locus to step up as a complete Transport Management System (TMS) helping the company plan, execute, and streamline its entire supply chain , starting from managing the customers, drivers, locations, sellers and acting as a machine learning platform. Locus also helped reduce their planning time by 90%.