Manufacturing Panama Sourcing Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 16, 2023
It’s good to see these companies recognizing the impact of climate change, and changing their policies, sourcing, and manufacturing practices to reduce emissions. Agriculture, oil and gas operations are major sources of methane emissions. Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide.
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 3, 2024
However, the lessons garnered during the pandemic will likely drive inventory management toward less of a dependency on global-wide sourcing and more toward product postponement sourcing and customer fulfillment strategies. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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Talking Logistics
APRIL 15, 2015
Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities) by border control agencies, including customs; Quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g., Source: World Bank. There is at least one bright spot in Cuba’s logistics infrastructure: it’s deep water ports.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Background on Ocean Transport. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.).
Supply Chain Matters
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. In the short term, drought-conditions that continue in the waters surrounding the Panama Canal continue to face long waits for traversing, or potential detours.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 18, 2023
Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The massive pileup is a result of water conservation measures the Panama Canal Authority deployed in late July due to drought. And now on to this week’s logistics news. 11 release.
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