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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia came in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively (behind Malaysia).

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The bitter truth about pineapples from Costa Rica

All Things Supply Chain

The pineapple plant was originally native to the Caribbean and Central America. Whether on pizza, toast or in dessert, certainly everyone knows (sometimes loves) the pineapple. Nowadays, pineapples are produced…

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

She shares how she balances career and family –– and how saying ‘yes’ to an opportunity to relocate to Costa Rica was a transformational moment for her career. . In 2002, there were two employees who worked at L.L.Bean in our Costa Rican sourcing office, facilitating vendor management in Central and South America.

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Ricaurte notes, “Every February, shoppers depend on farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica for a universal token of love and affection – fresh cut flowers.” The Flower Supply Chain. Footnotes. [1]

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Striking a Balance

BlueYonder

She shares how she balances career and family –– and how saying ‘yes’ to an opportunity to relocate to Costa Rica was a transformational moment for her career. . In 2002, there were two employees who worked at L.L.Bean in our Costa Rican sourcing office, facilitating vendor management in Central and South America.

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Coming of Age: The Digital Consumer Chain

Supply Chain Insights

Nothing is left to the imagination; and digital animation has created an entire generation of people who firmly believe that there are dinosaurs on the small islands off the coast of Costa Rica. The Gen X’ers and Millennials have dragged the rest of us (sometimes kicking and screaming) into the digital age.

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Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market

Supply Chain Movement

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. Costa Rica. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. El Salvador.