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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport. Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. So for a company to be competitive in the region, it’s imperative that they know how to effectively navigate countries’ transportation markets.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Joseph Ludorf, executive director of supply chain at our pharmaceutical customer Cipla Medpro describes their situation this way, “When it comes to transporting medicine, there are strict requirements for each product with regards to temperature control and the type of vehicles in which each can be transported.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. Improvements are slowly occurring, thanks to increased government funding (but corruption hampers many efforts).

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

Within South America, Brazil and Argentina were the most notable markets for logistics in RoW. Hunt Transport Services, C.H. The government encourages overseas expansion of companies by batch of logistics centers in different locations. Germany is the most prominent logistics market in Europe, followed by the UK and France.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

In both cases, you have to deal with the absence of standardization and with ongoing change, especially changes in regulations and government.”. See the recent election results in Argentina and Venezuela , and the issues facing Brazil’s president and economy , as examples.

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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. nanostores), these enterprises distrust government?—?they

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U.S. Against the World: Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Controversial Trade Policies

Elementum

With new limits on foreign trade, the government promises higher rates of return for domestic steel and aluminum players. The Trump administration in turn responded with a 25% tariff on 1,300 industrial, tech, transportation, and medical products. More jobs will be generated and the USA will be “great again.”