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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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Re-globalization, Trucks that Talk, and a True Pan-American Highway

Resilinc

At the same time, Linton says that precipitous moves by U.S. political leaders will solve the semiconductor shortage due to surging demand and the lead time required to build a new semiconductor fab. Just because the President holds up a chip and says ‘We’re going to invest in semiconductors,’ this is not like turning on a light.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

A good way to understand longer end-to-end transit times which under the current scenario have increased dramatically on most of the major trade lanes is to take a closer look at where delays are more likely to happen. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., Brazil also has the third largest manufacturing sector in the Americas. Brazil would eventually become a republic again in 1985. Manufacturing in Brazil.

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Is It Time to Concentrate on Climate Adaptation?

Enterra Insights

At some point, we are going to have to admit that time has run out for reversing all of the negative impacts of climate change. When that time comes (and it may already have arrived), we are going to have to turn our attention to adapting to the impacts of climate change. degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). degrees Celsius (2.7

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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoes…

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, many of these teams just accept manufacturing strategy as a constant. We no longer have to plan maintenance based on the prediction of mean-time failure. Manufacturing teams used to manage the supply chain group. Today, in most organizations, the supply chain team manages manufacturing. I feel lucky that I have.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. SAPICS Has a Unique Opportunity.

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