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Communications key staffing and supply chain issues

Logistics Business Magazine

Clear communications will be essential for supply chain firms to tackle future challenges in recruiting and retaining good staff, according to speakers at a recent packaging business conference. Image caption: TIMCON board members with Minister Peter Burke.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

World Food Programme Logistics

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. School meals programmes are an investment in Africa’s future.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Roundup, October 2022

Logistics Bureau

That’s what pet care and consumer foods company Mars plans to do with the digital twin technology that it will roll out across its global factory network, having used it to improve production efficiencies successfully during trials. million (AUD) into the red. Inventory Rationalisation at Bunnings. A Tense Future for Renault’s Supply Chain.

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School feeding in Senegal brings the wider community into the mix

World Food Programme Logistics

A visit to Saré Bidji shows how government, people and the World Food Programme are putting children’s futures first President Macky Sall has pledged to launch a national school feeding programme targeting rural and peri-urban areas this year, following advocacy by WFP and the Ministry of National Education.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The ripple effects of the conflict in Ukraine will further drive up US food prices. Canadian Pacific rail work stoppage could hit US agriculture. However, food and farming costs are expected to rise. Canadian Pacific covers much of the US Midwest and is a large shipper of potash and fertilizer for agriculture.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. The data also signaled that supply chain leaders expect ongoing increases in operating costs, as 6 in 10 respondents expect operating costs to be 10 percent to 20 percent higher this year than in past years.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Home Depot is undergoing a $500 million cost savings push that will see the company reduce its supply chain holding capacity, EVP and CFO Richard McPhail said during a June 13 investor and analyst conference. percent, followed by accommodation and food services (7.0 Abbonizio Contractors Inc., They were trailed by construction (4.7