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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

Contractor ( @FarokGlobalBiz ), a Distinguished Professor of Management & Global Business at Rutgers University, we can thank the global supply chain for many of the food items we will consume — including the turkey. And the turkey on Thanksgiving tables may not be a bird native to the U.S.

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Carbon Mitigation Actions; For The Planet, And for the Pocket

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, there is a geothermal energy generation project in the Salavatli region of southwest Turkey that generates energy for the electricity grid and thereby replaces energy generated by fossil fuels. Another way to reach carbon neutrality is to lower the amount of carbon emitted by investing in alternative energy solutions.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020-2021 a USD 2.4 In other words, halal requires an organisation of the supply chain instead of just the factory: from source all the way up to point of consumer purchase. Developments. The halal industry is a fast-growing industry.

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Inflation is Affecting Grocery Shopping and Holiday Meals

Enterra Insights

Emily Moquin ( @emilybmoquin ), a food and beverage analyst, reports, “Persistently high inflation in the grocery category has led to persistently high consumer concerns. In response to these concerns, Moquin reports that consumers have changed their purchasing behavior in several ways. Purchasing prepared foods.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Predictive analytics will quicken demand response and involve product-use insights to improve accuracy against external factors affecting demand (e.g. Efficiency and cost management.

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Market Monitor of Turkish domestic logistics market

Supply Chain Movement

The heydays of 2009 to 2011 may be over but Turkey is still a very attractive market for European manufacturers. The Purchase Managers’ Index in October 2013 was 53.3, Although exports are increasing, Turkey remains a net importing country specifically for energy, high tech, industrial and consumer goods.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.