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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. Tender documents and responsible source guidance are requiring suppliers to show evidence of their actions to support ESG initiatives, as well as the actions of their suppliers. Companies, both large and small, are changing. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Focussing on lowering logistics costs by coordinating time charters or invest in joint shipping lines to capture ship-owner returns. Supporting localisation – To increase resilience, means to decentralise sourcing. Governments across GCC region (Saudi Arabia and UAE) have allocated $ 1.1

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Why Logistics Management is the Need of the Hour in the Middle East?

Shipsy

The UAE has been a major logistics provider in the region, but due to the increase in the e-commerce business, there has been an incessant demand for increasing the number of logistics companies to deliver the material to end customers. Shipsy’s Container Tracking software automatically tracks container movements across 40+ shipping lines.

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WMS Software for Warehouses in Dubai

Vinculum

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. Additionally, the rise of shipping companies has given SMEs more influence. Have you ever given it any thought?

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

There was nothing wrong with the coffee beans themselves or the way they were being shipped. 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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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Abu Dhabi, UAE.: Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective. Swinburne University of Technology. /