Glenn Master is a recognized industry expert with over twenty years of experience in loss prevention and security management. He has worked both domestically and internationally specializing in supply chain, transportation and logistics. Master has held both executive and management positions with companies such as Newgistics, Office Depot, Henry Schein and Motorola. In addition, he has had the unique opportunity to build loss prevention programs from the ground floor at several companies. This had a direct impact on identifying, eliminating and mitigating loss within these organizations. Master is the co-founder and current board director of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization. He is also employed at Texas Christian University as an adjunct professor, teaching undergraduate courses in criminal justice, security and loss prevention management. He has facilitated numerous training sessions for both law enforcement and the private sector regarding transportation security and has published numerous articles on those related topics. His educational background includes a master's degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor’s in criminal justice from the University of Texas-Arlington. He can be reached at glenn.master [at] pb.com.
In supply chain terms, Russia is considered an emerging market, which has grown very quickly in a short period of time. Because of this, little if any well-known retailers from the US or Europe have logistic operations in country. This forces most retailers to use a transportation broker that specializes in shipping throughout parts of the country.
As e-commerce continues to evolve, so will loss prevention. We have literally entered a new era in how the consumer shops, and retailers must continue to figure out ways to ship these orders. This is true year-round but even more critical during peak season.
By far the largest economic engine in the United Arab Emirates over the past five years is e-commerce. Dubai’s population is approximately 3.2 million, over half of which is comprised of foreign nationals who are moving in droves to the UAE simply for one thing—work. This is now creating a global melting pot that is driving the demand for retail e-commerce. With all this growth brings growing pains for certain businesses, including the transportation industry.
Here are two key areas where the industry is failing to keep up with the changes in holiday shopping habits and some basic steps that can be taken to solve the growing issues in supply chain management.Â
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