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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

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

Talking Logistics

In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. The company announced this week that it is has opened a new distribution center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

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This, together with lack of visibility, poor planning capability and outdated assets due to high cost of capital, results in ad hoc decisions made in functional silos that are more focused on cost and inventory risk avoidance and less on service, thereby contributing to inefficient (and often, inflexible) supply chain processes.”

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Advancing Resilience Amidst Trade Disruptions and Tariff Swings

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Redundancy entails the presence of backup suppliers, alternative transportation routes, and sufficient inventory buffers within the supply chain network. Similarly, alternative transportation routes provide flexibility in logistics, circumventing challenges such as port closures, strikes, or transportation bottlenecks.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Tanzania, United Republic of. United Arab Emirates. United States.

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Transforming the GCC Chemical Industry with Supply Chain Integration – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It is the fastest growing sector in the GCC with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates as the top producers. GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line.

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WMS Software for Warehouses in Dubai

Vinculum

In the United Arab Emirates, e-commerce is experiencing rapid growth. The entire market environment in the United Arab Emirates appears to have changed due to e-commerce, from the increased use of online marketplaces to the arrival of merchants from other countries to claim their digital property.