Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5

Logistics Network Optimization Software 236

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Kenya Supply Chain Planning Software 236

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Freight monitoring accounted for more than half of the USD 116bn spent on transportation digitization in 2019, and the segment remained one of the top-5 use cases in 2020, according to IDC. a) covering more modes of transport and use cases, b) increasing the geographical footprint, and c) enhancing analytics capabilities.

Real-time Visibility 195

Real-time Visibility Logistics Visibility Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software 195

BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2013

The trade imbalance this causes is an interesting case study for the economists no doubt, but what about the transportation and logistics that will be needed to sustain this trade over the coming years? It is very costly and difficult to get transport flowing within African countries, not to mention across the borders.

Africa 66

Africa South Africa China Nigeria 66

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

One point of focus explores how to incentivise the large pharmaceutical manufacturers to make generics and lower-cost items that could then be shipped to where they’re needed. Transportation outside of a capital city is typically informal—think, a family with a truck. Kenya is a big exception.

Pharmaceutical 87

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Modeling Africa 87

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Transport markets tend towards consolation, which we have observed with the container liners and the emergence of new business models brought about for example by platform aggregators. But Asia will continue to grow as a manufacturing base and consumer market. Market fragmentation and consolidation. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Manufacturers and retailers had a generally positive outlook on the prospect of consolidation. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan.

Europe 60

Europe Guinea-Bissau 3PL Virgin Islands 60