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A Model for Transporting Goods in Brazil

MIT Supply Chain

Distributing product in Brazil involves endless transportation choices. Pictured is the Port of Santos, Brazil. When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. Spoilt for choice. The shift posed some difficult challenges.

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How Trucking Rules in Brazil Are Driving Change

MIT Supply Chain

This is what happened to PepsiCo Brazil when the Brazilian government introduced new rules that limit truck driver working hours. Legislation that took effect in September 2013 imposes a number of restrictions on the working hours of truck drivers in Brazil. Also, some larger operators initially opted to flout the regulations.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

The most fancied competitor, Brazil, was humiliated, in front of its home crowd, in a 1-7 defeat by Germany (more of that later). Brazil and Spain had established reputations for inventive, free-flowing soccer, but their pedigrees counted for little on the ground. To a large extent Brazil played into the Germans’ hands.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Your Morning Coffee!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Further, it is said that the shepherd told monks from the nearby monastery about his new discovery, but they tagged the beans as “Devil´s work” and hurled them into a fire. The delicious smell that rose from the pit of the fire brought on the idea of roasting the beans. The Journey. Conclusion.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

With as many as four million projected to likely get infected this year, it is now tagged as a ‘global public health emergency.’ Cargo shipments from Ebola-stricken countries going to Brazil had to wait 21 days, which serves as incubation period, before they could dock.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Moreira is in Brazil where he is also in charge of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Latin America for supply chain and manufacturing, sustainability, EHS, Industry 4.0, Brazil, the single largest country in which the company operates in Latin America, has experienced significant benefits by optimizing its transport routes.

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3 Major Concerns About the Global Supply Chain

RFgen

Apparel went on to explain that strikes in Belgium and Brazil have also caused delays in shipments, which put a drag on the flow of goods. At the same time, barcode labels and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags allow businesses to affix labels as needed to individual products or bulk items like packages and pallets.