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

MIT Supply Chain

An inhibitor to integrating Mexico into North American supply chains is a lack of efficient transportation links, but there is some good news on this front too. Also, its size and distance from US markets increase exporters’ reliance on air and maritime transportation. The book is now available in Spanish.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I have been fortunate to lead teams from Latin America, Mexico to Argentina. I read a book a few years ago and I thought it was very interesting. The logistics and transportation people are outside of that conversation. My sister lived in Mexico and Brazil for many years and she said, “ They love American football down there.”

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Transportation. Remember what the K stands for!

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