Blogs – Levant Supply Chain Network

Supply Chain Lessons from Muhammad Ali

LSCN Online February 14, 2020

At age 74, Muhammad Ali known as “The Greatest Boxer of all Times” passed away from his decade’s long struggle with Parkinson. His daughter even said that when all his organs failed, his heart still kept beating for thirty minutes. This was a...

Aramex was the Airbnb of its day

LSCN Online September 21, 2019

Both Aramex and Airbnb had humble beginnings and went through all the struggles of a start up. Aramex grew from a regional express courier company to a global provider of transportation and logistics services. Airbnb went from two friends trying...

Supply Chain Optimization for Entry into New Markets

LSCN Webmaster November 20, 2018

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have an efficient supply chain. Once it is in line with the strategies and objectives of the business, the supply chain will provide the company with the competitive advantage to enter new markets...

Using Toyota’s Supply Chain Best Practices in Constructing Pre-Fabricated Homes

LSCN Webmaster July 17, 2018

Surprisingly, the founder of Toyota, Kiichiro Toyoda, did not start out working in the automotive industry. He wanted to automate the loom machine to alleviate the burden it placed on his mother and the women in the village.They were still making...

How Open Bids in the Procurement of Space Rockets by the United States’ Air Force Could Save US tax Payers Billions of Dollars

LSCN Online March 20, 2017

In a recent Senate hearing, the issue was raised whether the US Air Force should open its bidding process in the procurement of Space Rockets. The air force’s current provider, United Launch Alliance (ULA), enjoys a monopoly of being the sole...

The Second Annual BREAKBULK MIDDLE EAST 2016

LSCN Webmaster September 25, 2016

The Second Annual BREAKBULK MIDDLE EAST 201623-26 October, 2016Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) Hall 5Abu Dhabi, UAE Project owners, EPCs, transport and logistics professionals and others involved in the shipment of project and...

Should Amazon Go into the Brick and Mortar Business?

LSCN Webmaster May 23, 2016

Recently, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article titled, “Amazon Stores: Why All Retailers Should Be Afraid” in which it quoted a source from one of the Chief Executives of General Growth Operators, who claimed that Amazon will...

How the Bridge between Egypt and Saudi Arabia will change the Logistics Landscape of the Middle East

LSCN Online May 17, 2016

Last month in April 2016, Egypt and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement to build a bridge over the Red Sea between the two countries called the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Bridge. Saudi Arabia donated the money to build the bridge over the Red Sea to...