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Global trade has always been complex, but the convergence of pandemic disruption, geopolitical turbulence, energy volatility and decarbonisation pressure has forced a reckoning. The executives leading some of the world’ s most demanding supply chains are replacing their foundations with standardisation, data and intelligence.
Sangam Reddy, Group Executive Vice President of Port & Terminal Systems at DP World, and Matt Shields, Executive Vice President of Teva Global Operations, are just two of the people building it – and their frameworks for transformation are strikingly aligned.
For Sangam, the starting point for smarter, more sustainable trade is deceptively unglamorous:“ Innovation in the maritime industry often happens in silos, leading to years of repetitive trial and error across different regions. To overcome this, DP World is moving toward an ecosystem where proven solutions can be applied across vastly different operational contexts.”
That ecosystem rests on three interlocking pillars. Physical standards such as common yard layouts, repeatable gate processes and consistent equipment positioning, come first – all of which reduce congestion, shorten dwell times and cut energy use. Digital standards, like defining data consistently so that patterns become visible across the network rather than being trapped within individual terminals, follow
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