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The modern business landscape is marked by increasing levels of global sourcing – particularly from low-cost countries. Whilemany companies across a variety of industries achieve cost savings through this sourcing strategy, the benefits are often offset by complexities associated with global logistics management. Even though total supply chain costs may be reduced by global sourcing,…

Heightened customer expectations of what happens in the last mile of their buying journey has increased competition for retailers and service deliverers alike. With the ever evolving options for collection and delivery of goods and services, what exactly does the newon-demand customer expect at the last mile? And what aspects of the last mile experience…

You can start the show…whenever you’re ready It has taken half a century and the advent of the third industrial revolution to take supply chain from the dark ages to the digital age. As businesses embrace everything the digital age has to offer, e-collaboration has enabled a mass technological evolution that continues to have a…

Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “change is the only constant in life,” but we’ve been struggling for years to find the perfect tools and plans to eliminate un- certainty. However, recent history—marked by a global pandemic, natural disasters, and political conflicts—has shown uncertainty is unavoidable. Amidst such certain uncertainty, an antifragile supply chain becomes crucial.…

Author: Brian Chikwava, PhD Researcher in Supply chain management (MCIPS) Since the COVID-19 crisis struck in 2020, organizations in vulnerable sectors, particularly retail, have seen their revenues drop substantially within weeks — in some cases, dwindling to almost nothing. Many companies have taken reactive steps to mitigate major losses, such as establishing remote work arrangements,…

Around 150,000 people in more than 1,200 remote and very remote communities in Australia live with tenuous food security. Due to increasing transport costs and lack of bulk purchasing power, the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) estimates residents in these communities pay 39 per cent more for supermarket supplies than consumers in capital cities –…