As we grapple with reduced food supplies, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and India are creating an India-Middle East Food Corridor or the India-UAE Food Corridor, a supply network for food relying on new inventions and investments. For the US, this supplies a geopolitical counterweight to China’s commercial presence across the region. At the July 2022, I2U2 summit, a historic meeting between leaders from India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States, the corridor featured prominently, leading to mistaken impressions that the corridor stood for a US-sponsored Middle East Quad. The corridor is neither anti-China nor a new initiative. The corridor had been evolving without the US. The role of …

India-Middle East Food Corridor indicates realignment in regional food supply chains もっと読む »

This is your weekly supply chain bulletin from B2BE for the week starting 8 August 2022. Each week, we bring you a rundown of the latest news stories from across the supply chain industry. We cover the issues most important to you, bringing you useful links to the full articles. This ranges from news on various supply chain disruptions to strategies to lessen the damage. We also include other relevant supply chain related updates. If you missed it, you can read last week’s edition here. Read on to see what’s making the news this week. Eight-day strike by Felixstowe dockers expected to disrupt UK supply chain Dockers at Felixstowe are …

Our weekly supply chain bulletin – 8 August 2022 もっと読む »

Partnership with EDA B2BE are excited to announce that we have partnered with the Electrical Distributors Association (EDA). The EDA is the trade association in the UK for electrical wholesalers and distributors. They believe in highlighting the important link between distributors of electrotechnical products, manufacturers, electricians, and electrical contractors. The EDA’s Membership is made up of UK wholesalers. Affiliated Memberships are also available to manufacturers, as well as solution and service providers. A feature by B2BE’s own Europe and North America Chief Operating Officer, Joe Pettit on the future of the electrical industry and digitisation will give his opinion on the state of the industry in their associated publication, Wholesaler …

B2BE partners with EDA and our upcoming webinar もっと読む »

Poll results In our most recent LinkedIn poll, B2BE asked our social media followers how they would describe their current relationship with big data and analytics, specifically how they were using it to manage their supply chains. What is big data and analytics? Big data and supply chain analytics use quantitative approaches to improve decision making at all parts across the supply chain. Big data works by putting together earlier sales with predictive technology to provide inventory managers with instructions on the quantities they should expect. This helps to reduce costs significantly so that the supply chain can order enough supplies to stock shelves without having to order too much …

Is big data and analytics a part of your supply chain management strategy? もっと読む »

As EU leaders scramble to keep their energy supplies for the coming winter, at least two Western Balkans states (North Macedonia and Kosovo) will declare an energy emergency this August, predicting shortages in colder months. The pandemic caused economic shock in Western Balkans countries, their GDP contracting by 3.2% in 2020, rebounding to 7.4% growth in 2021. However, the global energy price surge threatens new economic challenges. Policymakers for the European Commission’s Green Agenda for the Western Balkans must reconcile prices and security with environmental protection. This requires strong, coordinated action from their governments and support from the European Union. The impact of war on the energy crisis in the …

European energy crisis in the Western Balkans: the EU, Russian gas, and the Green Agenda もっと読む »

Last week, United States Secretary of State Blinken and Commerce Secretary Raimondo co-hosted Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi and Economy, Trade, and Industry Minister Hagiuda for the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC). They affirmed their shared resolve for rules-based international economic order and the need to make economies more competitive and resilient. They also noted how the pandemic’s resulting economic challenges have disproportionately affected underserved communities while condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and how it has undermined supply chain security around the world. Finally, they affirmed the need to address the climate crisis and energy insecurity. EPCC on the Pandemic The pandemic has irrevocably changed social …

U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee meets for the first time もっと読む »