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Butterfly Effect

According to the recently released Logistics Efficiency Indicators survey, conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry with assistance from the World Bank, logistics…
  • August 23, 2017
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Plugging the Gap

Lost amidst Rodrigo Duterte’s recent State of the Nation Address—well, technically, his colorful off-script remarks—is a call for Philippine businesses to establish more manufacturing…
  • August 8, 2017
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Will We Learn to Share?

Some call it a “battle”—a battle to save ride-sharing services Uber and Grab from the clutches of government.   It sounds dramatic, and deliberately…
  • July 24, 2017
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Connected, Disrupted

Many, if not all, things in our lives revolve around technology. For instance, I’m writing this column on a computer. The sentence I just…
  • July 9, 2017
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Will Filipinos Do Groceries From Their Smartphones?

Last week Amazon announced it is buying American grocery chain Whole Foods Market, a transaction worth USD13.7 billion. Pundits have described it as the…
  • June 28, 2017
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From All Over

When you’re playing host to an event, no matter how big or small your audience is, you have to stay on your toes. You…
  • June 13, 2017
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The Renewal of Iloilo

Your first impressions of Iloilo would depend on how you get there. Most likely you’re flying in, which means you’ll touch down at the…
  • May 29, 2017
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A Fortunate Alignment

For some, the Prosperity for All Summit—the ASEAN Business Advisory Council conference held last April 28—may seem similar to a supply chain conference. The…
  • May 17, 2017
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Talk talk

I was in Cebu over a week ago for the SCMAP Visayas chapter’s Sharpening the Supply Chain Practitioners event, a day-long seminar featuring some…
  • May 1, 2017
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Consolidation

In logistics, consolidation is the process in which smaller packages with a common destination are combined and shipped together to avail of better rates.…
  • April 18, 2017
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Backbone

I wish I remembered the exact quote. It’s a shame I don’t, as I just heard this last night as of this writing, from…
  • April 3, 2017
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Natural Connector

A few years back, at the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference, Hong Kong’s chief executive C.Y. Leung described his city as a “natural connector”…
  • March 20, 2017
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Age Versus Roadworthiness, Once Again

Last week’s nationwide transport strike highlighted, once again, that old question about what determines a vehicle’s capacity to transport people and goods safely. Is…
  • March 6, 2017
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Will We See A New Center of Gravity?

Last week I drove to Clark for the very first time.   I have been there a few times before, mostly when I was…
  • February 20, 2017
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A Holistic Approach to Traffic

What we once knew as the Transportation Crisis Act has become the Traffic Crisis Act, and it has been approved by the House Committee…
  • February 7, 2017
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Connect. Engage. Move.

This year SCMAP enters its 28th year of existence. A lot has happened in those years, not least the evolution of this organization, from…
  • January 23, 2017
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Don’t Forget the Customer

At the end of 2016, Amazon – the American online retailer – was worth more than all major department stores in the United States.…
  • January 8, 2017
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Looking Back at 2016

In the Philippines, one thing is constant whenever December comes along: a lot of Christmas parties. If you’re lucky, you only have to attend…
  • December 26, 2016
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Synergy Through Connectivity

We are devoting today’s column to edited extracts from the address delivered by SCMAP president Corazon Curay at the National Export Congress 2016, which…
  • December 14, 2016
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What Role Can the Philippines Play?

HONG KONG — The Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal near the Hong Kong International Airport is a marvel. Sure, it’s not really that unique, especially…
  • November 28, 2016
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