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  Speed and scale cease to be competitive advantages in the UAE, and they become the minimum expectations. It could be a retailer replenishing shelves, a manufacturer getting raw materials and an online brand that claims to deliver within a day, but the real difference maker is behind the scenes. The companies that are being pushed forward are not necessarily operating faster, they are operating smarter. This has placed the supply chain management services under the microscope. Supply chain management is no longer considered as a back-end operational management tool, but instead it is a strategic instrument that enables UAE businesses to cut down on costs, risk management, and easily adapt to a volatile business environment globally. With changing trade flow patterns and increased customer needs, intelligent supply chains are turning out to be a key to sustainable growth. The UAE’s Unique Supply Chain Landscape UAE lies at the border of the Asian, European and African continents, s...

  No matter how advanced global trade is, there is one thing that can never change: products have to be stored, sorted and delivered with accuracy. Behind all the seamless delivery, all the properly stocked retail shelves, every timely delivery is an entire ecosystem that operates silently in the background. The warehouse and distribution management — the ecosystem that is an actual heartbeat of supply chains. Although transportation is usually in the limelight, the actual performance of a supply chain is decided well before trucks roll on the road or containers are loaded at the port. The reception, storage, processing and dispatching of products in a warehouse has a direct effect on the speed of delivery, cost, customer satisfaction and performance of the whole supply chain. That is why the strategic power of warehouse and distribution management cannot be overlooked by the businesses nowadays. Why Warehouse & Distribution Management Matters Fundamentally, warehouse and distr...