Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Global supply chains have largely recovered from the shocks experienced by the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, with industries such as energy and food witnessing price and supply shortages ease significantly compared to the highs of 2022. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) global food price index fell to 122.3
World Food Programme Logistics
JUNE 23, 2020
Photo: WFP/Prisca Owato By Liam Brown Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic is making it harder to get groceries and shop for fresh food. Hydroponics is a method for growing plants using no soil and dramatically less water than traditional agriculture?—?up up to 90 percent.
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Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 24, 2022
In this, our second quarterly roundup, we’re revealing the following supply chain issues and events making news in industry media and beyond: The growing adoption of digital twin technology in the supply chain. How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. Mars Attacks Cost Drivers with Digital Twins.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 1, 2023
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the following economic sanctions spiked energy prices and created new sourcing challenges for certain agricultural products and raw materials. Now all retailers are re-assessing their sourcing strategies and looking for local alternatives to reduce risks, lead times and carbon footprint. and Europe.
World Food Programme Logistics
MAY 7, 2019
Teams were selected for their expertise in the areas of nutrition, food processing and digital solutions for smallholder farmers, among others. Food fortification is one of the most cost-effective strategies to address this problem, but loses up to 50 percent of its impact due to the absence of timely and transparent monitoring data.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Supply chains must be connected and collaborative so all links can align to business strategy and oriented toward a common set of the most important metrics (and not functional metrics that drive siloed behavior). Animals that try to take a bite out of a cactus seeking food or moisture will get bitten back by those thorns.
World Food Programme Logistics
JANUARY 7, 2020
Photo: WFP/Photo Library Yasuyuki Misawa’s had a long and varied career with the World Food Programme (WFP). A newly arrived refugee family from northeast Syria receive a ready-to-eat WFP food package, enough for five people for three days. For one week he and his family struggled with little water and food?—?all
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