M-PESA’s mobile money service in Kenya

Video: Understanding the new Vietnam

Vietnam’s changing environment

Transforming Logistics in Russia

Rob Bell from the Transformational Logistics Blog interviews Arseny Yershov – the Head of Marketing with National Customs Broker LLC, Russia, based in Moscow. The opinions expressed are personal and are all part of a process of opening up the debate on logistics and supply chain thinking and practice relevant to emerging and developing markets. [...]

Better drug supply chains keep thousands more children alive

Zambia Study Shows Stronger Supply Chains for Key Drugs can Reduce Child Mortality from World Bank on Vimeo.

Nestlé’s Amazon distribution model

Photo: Marcia Zoet Bloomberg Nestlé is planning to sail a supermarket barge down two Amazon River tributaries, namely Pará and Xingu rivers in Brazil. Nestlé wants to compete with Unilever in Brazil and aims to reach customers isolated from branded goods. Consumer goods companies are increasingly focusing on the one billion people in emerging markets [...]

Nestlé’s Amazon supermarket barge

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

10 key attributes of establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key stakeholders- involve key stakeholders in selecting KPIs Visibility- create a KPI dashboard visible to all parties Adding value- ensure KPIs add value to your business and highlight opportunities for process improvement Customer focus- selected KPIs should add value to your customer’s business and ultimately improve the consumer experience Financial impact- always keep in mind [...]

Vietnam’s textile industry: opportunities and challenges

Vietnam’s textile industry has increased significantly since normalizing relationships with the United States in the 1990’s. Vietnam was granted most favoured nation status (MFN) in December 2001, which led to a dramatic reduction in import tariffs in the US market. Vietnam’s induction to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2007 and the Vietnamese government’s strong [...]

Coca-Cola Manual Distribution Centres (MDCs)

A look at how Coca-Cola’s Manual Distribution Centres (MDCs) offer a commercial opportunity for local entrepreneurs across the developing world, as part of its Business Call to Action strategy.

Manual Distribution Centers – MDC

Created with flickr slideshow. The Manual Distribution Center (MDC) model in Africa and Asia See Flikr link Photos set from our project work in Africa and Asia. Also see the MDC video

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