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The IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management
ISSN: 0972-9267
A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database
It is a quarterly journal that focuses on Purchasing, Manufacturing, 3PL, E-procurement, Reverse supply chain inventory, Warehousing, Planning and forecasting, Collaborative commerce, Data analytics, E-supply chains, Risk management and sustainability of supply chains, Value chain management, etc.
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Impact of Technology and Environmental Sustainability on Managing Global Supply Chains: An Overview
The need for global supply chains to assure delivery of needed goods across the world at reasonable rates is well recognized. To achieve their goals, these behemoths navigate through a myriad of countries, organizations, processes, cultures, regulations, and expectations. Many advanced technologies offer their assistance. Operating in an environmentally conscious world that is increasingly protective of its depleting resources and concerned about its deteriorating climate, natural resources, and landfills, global supply chains must embrace many sustainability concepts. This study gives an overview of the impact of advanced technologies and environmental sustainability on managing global supply chains.
Impact of Technology on Warehouse Management: A Mixed-Methods Research Approach
Technology is dynamically transforming the supply chain landscape, triggering various demands on managerial competence to meet the requirements. The global boom in warehouse technology is attributed to the surge in e-commerce. Rapid innovations in hardware and software promote automation. This study underscores the importance of these technologies in enhancing warehouse operations, acknowledging the critical decisions managers make in selecting appropriate technologies. While automation in warehousing has flooded the market with customized offerings, there is a dearth of standardized guidelines. This study evaluates proven technology, providing a guideline for its assessment. It aims to provide handy lessons that are helpful throughout a tech upgrade project.
Case Study Twiga - A B2B Agritech Startup's Innovative Solution to Improve Food Security in Kenya
Twiga, a mobile-based B2B tech platform, supplies fresh fruits and vegetables sourced from farmers in rural Kenya directly to small and medium-sized vendors and to kiosks known as Mama Mobgas in Nairobi. It was founded by Grant Brooke, a US-based researcher, and Peter Njojo, who was with Coca-Cola Africa, to address the issues plaguing the fresh produce supply chain in Kenya. Twiga linked the informal vendors to the farmers through its proprietary cashless mobile technology platform. It matched the supply from small-scale farmers with the demand from vendors, procured fresh produce from the farmers, and organized efficient supply chains with the help of logistics and warehouse platforms to have the orders delivered to the vendors. In the process, Twiga eliminated the middlemen, minimized post-harvest losses, and lowered the price of the fresh produce. Twiga's highly scalable and replicable model created a manifold impact and was expected to help in fixing Kenya's economy by controlling food prices and reducing the share of disposable income that people spent on food (which was 45%). Twiga's model was found to be highly suitable for addressing the challenges of food insecurity, food safety, and food inflation across the world.
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