The latest Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) publication on The World’s State of Forests shows that 10 million hectares of forest cover was lost per year between 2015 and 2020. Growing global demand for agricultural commodities drives much of the world’s deforestation as farmers and companies clear land to earn a living. Between 2000 and …
The global cocoa industry plays a crucial role in the economies of many cocoa-producing nations, and Nigeria stands as one of the prominent players in this sector. However, foreign cocoa traders operating within the Nigerian cocoa supply chain encounter a myriad of challenges that impact their ability to operate smoothly and efficiently. This article explores …
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New Product Introduction (NPI) is the process of establishing a clear plan to take your product idea from concept to a full-fledged final product. Creating a new product means managing a ton of moving parts simultaneously. Essentially, it means that all teams are communicating effectively to facilitate the design, prototyping, engineering, and manufacturing phases. The …
Supply chain decarbonization has become imperative as companies across industries from the developed world are setting ambitious goals for reducing various types of carbon emissions to zero. Customers, investors, regulators, employees and supply chain stakeholders are all focused on the reducing carbon foot print within their sphere of influence. Carbon reduction: a major performance indicator …
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) refers to a technology that is designed for a reader to capture data that is encoded in RFID tags via radio waves. These tags can also be called smart labels. RFID is similar to barcoding where the data from a tag is captured by a device that stores the data in …
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There are variations in consumers’ behaviour and relationship to sustainability and it’s important to know how their views are rewriting the rules for companies. Different consumer segments define sustainability differently and these definitions are mostly based on misconceptions. Businesses marketing sustainability as a strategic tool need to acknowledge and address these fragmented consumer bases, to …
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), on a face value remains an alliance as well as a military formation to ward-off threats for the member nations. It plays a leading but salient role in maintaining stability in the movement of goods and services around the world. This article will highlight a few of those roles …
The responsibility of NATO as a global supply chain partner. Read More »
This article will look at certain conditions that will facilitate a smooth vendor innovation process. As you can imagine vendor innovation is the process of identifying new and easy ways to render services to the customer or improving the functionality of a product. This process is always frost with frustrations because of the collaboration with …
As more businesses take a critical look to reduce the carbon footprint of their supply chains, the question of who will pay for the necessary changes will become more clearer. As 75% of all greenhouse gas emissions fall under Scope 3 emissions, which includes the upstream suppliers value chains as well as companies’ end users product and …
Who will take the lead in reducing Scope 3 emissions? Read More »
Tracking your inventory on real time helps to monitor the location, quantity and the status of product simultaneously at the same time and at any given moment. It helps in the optimization of order fulfilment activities because it reduces cost and improve customer satisfaction which helps you as an organisation gain competitive advantage. To realize …
