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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels. Equally it poses huge supply chain planning challenges.

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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[2] According to McKinsey & Company analysts, there are six recognized world breadbaskets: Brazil/Argentina, United States/Canada, Northwestern Europe, Northern India, China/Southeast Asia, and Russia/Ukraine.[3] They are very important regions in the world because they greatly contribute to the global food supply.”[2]

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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

Weather forecasters are increasingly confident the La Niña weather pattern affecting the Pacific Ocean will persist into the spring. But growing conditions took “a dramatic turn” in December, with dryness attributed to La Niña setting in across southern Brazil and Argentina, according to Reuters market analyst Karen Braun.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. It included an advanced planning algorithm, a self-tuning forecasting engine, SAP ERP connectors, and S&OP capabilities. But equally they pose huge supply chain planning challenges as described earlier.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

In Agility’s annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry professionals, nearly two-thirds agree with the International Monetary Fund’s 2018 emerging markets forecast of 4.8%-4.9% Chile (12); Colombia (26); Argentina (28); Ecuador (34); Bolivia (37); Paraguay (40) were little changed. GDP growth. GDP gain in 2010.

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How Much Can We Learn from the Last Super El Niño?

Elementum

It has been forecasted that a super El Niño will occur this year, comparable to the devastating El Niño winter of 1997-1998. Similarly, mining operations in Southeast Asia and Argentina were halted during the droughts, as mines run on hydroelectric power. worth of property was lost in only an eight-month period.

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

Forecast to grow by a CAGR of 7.5% Within South America, Brazil and Argentina were the most notable markets for logistics in RoW. by 2020 globally, the logistics industry is booming. The global logistics market is expected to grow from US $8.1T in 2015 to US $15.5T