MIT Supply Chain
MARCH 2, 2021
Currently, the state of the logistics market is measured by the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), a benchmarking tool developed by the World Bank. Driver shortage: Instead of just discussing a number that would come from an official statement or an official government statistic, we got much more detail on what is actually happening.”
ToolsGroup
MARCH 5, 2019
We are faced with immense logistical difficulties that range from unpaved roads to armed bandits.”. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs. Long lead times for imported products, wild currency fluctuations and demand spikes caused by government contract tenders all conspire to make planning difficult ….
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 22, 2019
In addition to customs taxes, tariffs, and fees, it can take 30+ days for some goods to be cleared through customs, especially in Brazil and Argentina. For a more seamless process, it’s essential shippers work with a customs broker or third party logistics provider (3PL) with local offices in the area. Free trade agreements.
Elementum
AUGUST 2, 2017
by 2020 globally, the logistics industry is booming. Logistics, the complex operation involving the movements of people, facilities, and supplies, is applied in every industry from manufacturing to retail to trade. The global logistics market is expected to grow from US $8.1T XPO Logistics Inc., in 2015 to US $15.5T
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 14, 2016
That was my main takeaway from a conversation I had recently on Talking Logistics with Ricardo Carrion, Senior Director, Operations and Business Development at DHL Latin America. In both cases, you have to deal with the absence of standardization and with ongoing change, especially changes in regulations and government.”.
Material Handling & Logistics
MARCH 22, 2018
More than 60% of business leaders surveyed across North America believe governments are increasingly taking a protectionist stance of raising trade barriers to defend domestic businesses. Mexican firms are focused on expansion in the United States (39%), Canada (27%) and Argentina (10%). firms and 70% of Canadian firms.
MIT Supply Chain
JUNE 3, 2021
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. nanostores), these enterprises distrust government?—?they
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