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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. Even in Australia, consumer sentiment index decreased to 102.2, points from 44.8

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The drive to onshore Australian manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The pandemic highlighted the need for Australia to manufacture more products for itself. The Australia Institute Centre for Future Work Report revealed that the country ranks last among all OECD developed countries for manufacturing self-sufficiency. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands. Dr. Tan obtained his PhD in Operations Management from Nanyang Technological University in 2005.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

The Guardian reports that the Victoria Unboxed project will hope to eliminate invisible waste from supply chains by replacing cardboard produce boxes with reusable plastic crates. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% That’s why AOV is an essential metric to improve. in March – up 2.5%

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At 20Cube we work with our clients to reduce the time spent of supplychain followup and increase productivity

20Cube Logistics

20Cube – a leader in digital freight forwarding from Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy to Australia – has completely digitised the entire supply chain management process through our MyHub technology. This saves you valuable time and gives you detailed analytics to help reduce costs too. Customisable Workflows.

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Challenges and trends in the food supply chain

Unleashed

In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of the food supply chain, some key challenges and trends for New Zealand, Australia, UK and the US, and how the secret to successful food supply chains lies in food manufacturing software. Food supply chain challenges in Australia. Cost pressures. Lack of communication. Food fraud.