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Bridging the Gap

In the past few months we’ve been pondering the question of developing new talent in supply chain. I’ve been hearing complaints all over: companies…
  • March 16, 2019
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Build the ecosystem

One of the questions raised during the recently concluded 10th Philippine Ports and Shipping 2019 seemed easier to answer than it actually is: why…
  • March 3, 2019
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Knock-on Effects

The Philippine economy performed below expectations in 2018. Gross domestic product grew by only 6.2% in the past year, slower than the government’s target…
  • February 2, 2019
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Back on the Cold Chain

These past few weeks I’ve seen many posts on social media about farmers up in the north having to throw away their harvest—truckloads of…
  • January 20, 2019
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Liberating

My girlfriend has always been interested in art. She’s been following illustrators and painters on social media, and we’ve gone to a handful of…
  • January 6, 2019
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The Full Picture

During the pre-conference meetings for the recently concluded Logistics Services Philippines Conference I realized what some would call a “bug”, but what I’d call…
  • December 25, 2018
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Ten Commitments

Last week, at the first Logistics Services Philippines Conference, various stakeholders across the supply chain—government agencies and industry associations, including SCMAP —reaffirmed their commitment…
  • December 10, 2018
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The Hong Kong Template

HONG KONG — “The world is here because Hong Kong is Asia’s most connected city.”   Those were the confident words of Hong Kong’s…
  • November 25, 2018
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As Strong As Its Weakest Link

HONG KONG — I have been flying to Hong Kong regularly for the past five years, but only now am I able to fully…
  • November 11, 2018
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Classrooms for Supply Chain

Arguably, this new generation of supply chain managers have it a bit lucky. In a way, they are exposed to the horizontal nature of…
  • October 28, 2018
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“How Do You Make Supply Chain Cool?”

Magsaysay Shipping and Logistics CEO Ian Claxton posed this question at the 2018 SCMAP Supply Chain Conference two weeks back. The question was on…
  • October 14, 2018
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Moving the Needle

The most prestigious event in Philippine supply chain is happening once again: the SCMAP Supply Chain Conference returns tomorrow and the day after, October…
  • October 1, 2018
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Think Like A Supply Chain Manager

The Philippines’ headline inflation rate for August was at 6.4%, the highest in almost ten years, shattering expectations from monetary agencies of a more…
  • September 20, 2018
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Reactionary

Two weekends ago was a busy one for SCMAP. Two of us flew to Cebu for the Visayas chapter’s third Sharpening the Supply Chain…
  • September 3, 2018
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The Right Time

  Why is now the right time for us at SCMAP to establish a chapter in Mindanao?   To be honest, the time has…
  • August 19, 2018
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60th

  The headline figure is encouraging: the Philippines has jumped from 71st place to 60th in the latest Logistics Performance Index, a biannual survey…
  • August 7, 2018
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Marshals

  Whenever I wrote about supply chain—whether it be for this column, for SCMAP’s magazine Supply Chain Philippines, or elsewhere—I lately tend to avoid…
  • July 25, 2018
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Understanding the Surge

  One thing we ought to understand when thinking of surge periods across the supply chain is that, for the most part, these spikes…
  • July 8, 2018
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One Less Headache

  Finally, the government signed into law the Ease of Doing Business Law, if we’re to use its short name. After years of pushing…
  • July 3, 2018
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Capacity and Capability

  Over the weekend I had my car’s gas tank filled up. Upon noticing that a liter is now at roughly P57, I immediately…
  • June 11, 2018
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