Supply Chain

Agility’s take on the changing global supply chain

Robotic Process Automation

Reaping the rewards of Robotic Process Automation Two ships carrying identical cargoes have just docked at a busy port. One …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

The Internet of Things

How the Internet of Things will revolutionize your supply chain A batch of vaccines leaves a pharmaceutical company bound for …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

Why your supply chain needs blockchain

When a shirt is shipped from China to a shop in Europe, it passes through a complicated and sometimes slow …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

A Guide to the Digital Supply Chain

Digital technology is changing the way the world does business and doing so at an extraordinary pace. Whatever your part …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

The perfect match: how digital platforms connect truckers and freight

Brazil is the third-largest trucking market in the world after China and the USA, but has historically struggled with poor …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

The Business Case for Sustainability

As environmental, social, labor and governance imperatives come into sharper focus, the business case (again) for putting sustainability at the core …

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  • Supply Chain

Emissions

Goals to cut CO2 emissions include a pathway agreement with Maersk to cut emissions by 15 percent per Agility container by …

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain

Solar

A look at the Gulf region where solar energy has been a tough sell in the face of cheap electricity …

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain

Best Practices

Best practices for sustainability also mean tough questions for companies. Agility’s Mariam Al-Foudery lays out some key areas for consideration. …

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  • Supply Chain

Small is Beautiful

A sustainable vegetable garden in the arid demilitarized zone between Sudan and South Sudan brings relief to workers supporting the …

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain

Modern Slavery

The United Nations calls modern slavery – human trafficking, child labor and debt labor – the world’s second-largest criminal industry. …

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  • Fair Labor
  • Supply Chain

Fair Labor

Agility’s fair labor program in the Middle East was a groundbreaking initiative more than 10 years ago and has helped …

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  • Fair Labor
  • Supply Chain

Corporate DNA

Expert Tensie Whelan argues that sustainability as an intrinsic part of corporate DNA drives operational efficiency and innovation, and delivers …

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  • Supply Chain

Social Purpose

Blackrock, the largest investor in the world, says it’s time to consider ‘social purpose’ along with profits. Laurence Fink, CEO …

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  • Supply Chain

Innovation

Sustainability is driving innovation in a variety of business areas including product reformulation and process modification. Researchers say companies that …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain

Value Engineering

Operating in volatile areas of the Middle East & Africa Exploration and production are high-cost and high-risk in volatile areas …

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  • Africa
  • Supply Chain