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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By By 2025, to improve long-term supply chain profitability, 60% of manufacturers in global supply chains will invest in software tools to support sustainability and circular economy business models.”.

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Closing the Loop

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DGrade’s Simply Bottles recycling initiative which has been running in the UAE since 2017. Reduced reliance on resources Sourcing uniforms from DGrade saved 100% oil, 50% energy, 20% water, and produced 55% fewer carbon emissions compared to Yas Marina Circuit purchasing uniforms made from conventional polyester yarn. DGRADE Clothing.

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Surviving Disruptions – an opportunity for supply chains to thrive with people and technology – LogiSYM July 2020

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This has proved to be a major source of risk. Poor business continuity planning, lack of risk management programs and single source suppliers, have magnified the impact of such risks. Build-In supplier network redundancies: Single-source dependency is high risk.

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Resilience for Supply Chain Decarbonisation

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The UAE has launched UAE Net Zero by 2050, which aligns with the Paris Agreement. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) will lead and coordinate efforts to execute the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative and ensure collaboration at a national level to fulfill this objective.

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

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The GCC chemical industry is second largest manufacturing industry in value add, after refining. Overcoming these challenges, regional chemical manufacturers and suppliers are now forced to rethink and readjust their global supply chain model. Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing.

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

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After discussing the problem with several different companies to source sustainable packaging that would be fit for the task, they identified Swiss Pac, a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging based in the United Arab Emirates.

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WMS Software for Warehouses in Dubai

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While one of the causes of this change may be the UAE’s young, tech-savvy population on the rise, the broader market structure has changed to consider digitalization. Growing Opportunities in the UAE. Whether you run a manufacturing, supply chain, or retail business, your warehouse is significant to you. Space management