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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. How do we best handle surging transportation costs?

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

While the LPI does give valuable information on national logistics systems in the Americas, says Guilherme Mendonça, a student in the MIT-SCALE Graduate Certificate in Logistics (GCLOG) Program, it does not focus specifically on transportation data obtained from primary sources. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4

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The Key Coffee Industry Trends For 2021 & Beyond

Unleashed

Here’s our summary of the key factors set to affect the coffee industry in 2021 and beyond. 2021 will be a critical year for coffee producers and buyers alike. At time of writing, our data sources are unable to provide an accurate picture of the size of the NZ coffee market in a post-Covid-19 world. Source: Statista.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Risks come with larger ships transiting the canal, as demonstrated by the 2021 grounding of a 20,000 TEU containership that delayed traffic for six days. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced plans to enlarge and deepen the Canal in the middle of 2021. mile section that will be enlarged and deepened.

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