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Purpose: The current trend in which firms are facing an ever-changing business environment requires revamping of strategic processes for these firms to remain valid and competitive. The search for key processes has made it possible for firms to realize that logistics activities and supply chains are the key success factors. This study seeks to explore the current trends in logistics and supply chain management which enable companies to be resilient and remain competitive in the ever-changing business environment. The study will highlight challenges and opportunities posed by these new trends including those posed by the current pandemic CoVID-19. Design/Methodology/Approach: the study will be focusing on the use of secondary data. Secondary data will be solicited from literature review on new trends in logistics and supply chain management will be delimited to the last two decades and it is from these sources that a conceptional framework will be devised. Findings: Preliminary literature shows that relationships, responsiveness, integration, performance measurement, risk management and incentives as well as technological developments have emerged as current trends in logistics and supply chain management. Research Limitations/Implications: The current pandemic of COVID-19 limited the accessibility to participants to validate the conceptional model. Practical Implications: The study recommendations will be proffered to both industry practitioners and fellow researchers where their upcoming operational and strategic plans may take advantages of the proposed model. Originality/Value: Supply chains are no longer linear as previously thought but are characterized by a network of partners who are autonomous and heterogeneous. In addition, advancement in technology has seen such changes as direct digital manufacturing and augmented reality which have assisted in fast trekking processes (Cannella et al., 2018). Keywords: Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Current Trends, Emerging Issues Paper Category: Literature Review Paper, 1. Introduction Supply chain management has been defined by Simchi-Levi, Kamsinky and Simchi-Levi (2009) as 'a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers in order [...]

Purpose: Sustainability is gaining momentum and has become a popular buzzword among organizations in the current century. In pursuit of improving performance and maintaining a sustainable business, organizations do employ various approaches and methods to achieve business success to remain competitive in the global market. The study would focus on evaluating the importance of corporate social responsibility activities taken by different organizations and assessing how significant those activities were in providing sustainability in their business operations and improving organizational performance, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data collection will be performed using questionnaire surveys that will be distributed to various organizations categorically to corporate and non-corporate sectors within Oman. Survey responses will be analyzed for statistical significance and results will be represented using appropriate statistical tools for making conclusions. Findings: As many organizations worldwide have utilized the pandemic situation for implementing various CSR actions, the results show most of the companies consider pandemic as an opportunity to enforce sustainable ways of business for improving organization performance and helped in building the brand image. Most of the organizations have sustainable policy giving importance to CSR in their operational plan. Conducting meetings, communicating the sustainable reports and the benefits of CSR to stakeholders are regularly done. Crediting employees and encouraging all the employees to participate effectively in CSR actions needs improvement in all organizations. The study provides a conceptual framework and significance of implementing CSR activities for organizations that are aiming for improving performance and attain sustainable business. Keywords: Organizational Sustainability; Performance Improvements; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Activities; COVID 19, Oman Category: Applied paper, 1.0 Introduction Sustainable development (SD) has become a more familiar word that is being heard more often and thought about by everyone across the world. The concept of sustainable development [...]

Byline: words PUNTEHA VAN TERHEYDEN I n the very early hours of a Christmas morning, Dina Macki and her mum Kamila, 61, are already in the kitchen. A few doors [...]

by Faris Saud Hamed Al Maashari - Head of Litigation - Oman - Litigation - f.almaashari@tamimi.com - Muscat Mazoon Al Hadhrami - M.AlHadhrami@tamimi.com - Published: July 2020 Introduction Since the [...]

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is highlighting the extra safety measures it is taking during the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline says that it will provide [...]

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is highlighting the extra safety measures it is taking during the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline says that it will provide [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented reaction from governments across the world. As the number of infected cases globally reached 1m in early April, global public health initiatives [...]