The speed and unrelenting nature of the novel coronavirus have caused unprecedented chaos in many areas of our professional and personal lives. The operations of organizations have been disrupted, manufacturing brought to halt and global supply chains left...
Cold chain management or cold chain solution is a strategic approach to maintain the quality of products in transit under controlled temperature conditions. The objective of the cold chain management is to establish processes to maintain product quality and ensure...
As the coronavirus disrupts every walk of life, how are supply chains going to rebuild their resilience and improve risk mitigation in the future? The relentless nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented chaos. In every sense, life has been upended....
Detention and demurrage: Two words with the potential to add significant costs to the bills of both importers and exporters. For some, it’s big business. Maersk brought in almost US$1 billion in detention and demurrage charges in 2018, against total revenues of just...
Shipping is a vital part of any supply chain, be it on road, rail, sea, or air. Ensuring safe delivery of the product into customer’s hands is essential. As shipments travel miles from their origin, often from an overseas factory, to their final destination, they are...