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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Nicaragua has placed lower restrictions. So Honduras suddenly stopped, and we had so many items in transit, so right now we’re overstocked by 140%, and we’re trying to deal with that using external sources. Basically every product is perishable, so our first great challenge was dealing with this.

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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Nicaragua is considering building its own canal. It's a dream Nicaragua has had since they lost to Panama back in the early 1900's. Other ports or routes (Suez Canal, Arctic pole) could become more attractive. 3D printing: one could imagine a future in which there's no need to import plastic items (e.g.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

A Source of Inspiration In the constant chaos that is supply chains these days, it’s often difficult to find good news. One consistent source of inspiration over the last few years has been the humanitarian work being done by José Andrés. Tl;dr José Andrés is most famous for his acclaimed, Michelin star restaurants. Things are bad.

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Partnering with Farm-Trace to monitor sustainability and impact

Provenance

“66% of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products but most organizations don’t know the farmers they source from, let alone their impact.” – Kahlil Baker, CEO and Founder, Farm-Trace. Shoppers want proof, so our platform demands it.

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

crisp

Purely Elizabeth’s VP of Sourcing & Sustainability Christin Powers spoke with Crisp about how in 2015, the then start-up used the B Lab assessment as a tool to develop processes and best practices to help build the business – knowing that they wanted to uphold the most sustainable, and ethical policies possible.

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Is Logistics Outsourcing Right for Your Company?

Supply Chain Movement

From local truck transportation to global supply chain management systems, from produce sourcing to consulting based on practical experience to outsourcing, C.H. Integrated technology gathers data from all parts of the supply chain and provides full visibility to orders and costs. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat. Mozambique.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP). Supply Chain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have developed this checklist to provide to pinpoint the key drivers of Freight Spend Management.