Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

These disruptions highlight the fragility of global supply chains, wherein a single policy can trigger a domino effect across continents, affecting inventory management, logistics and customer satisfaction. With 2025 tariffs increasing component costs, Apple has accelerated efforts to diversify its supply chain. Agriculture U.S.

Price Reduction 97

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 6, 2025

But amid the turbulence, something unexpected is happening: Argentina, long hindered by currency controls and economic volatility, is emerging with new opportunities in its industrial sector. Since late 2023, Argentina has been undergoing a rapid macroeconomic shift.

Argentina 59

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Many shippers have effectively elected to toss to the wayside any talk of partnerships, relationships, cooperation, collaboration, etc. ,” the report read [emphasis mine]. Based on the quote above from the Stifel report, it seems like my advice has been ignored.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Debashis Tarafdar says that the large size of a country (like India, China or Indonesia) can mean “significant polarization of population between urban and rural with distinctly different buying capabilities and purchasing preferences. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs. Transfer taxes.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2021

”[1] Unfortunately, most pundits predict food prices will only continue to rise. Retail and grocery reporter Nathaniel Meyersohn ( @nmeyersohn ) writes, “Expect to keep paying more for groceries in 2022.”[3] ”[3] His prediction is shared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ”[3]. ”[7].

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

S&OP is an integral process, which means the active involvement of Finance, Sales, Product Management, Production, Purchasing, etc. However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. Anticipate. Involvement. Choose country. Afghanistan. Antarctica.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Cost as a percentage of sales (Logistics or Supply Chain). Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Inventory levels. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. First Name *. Last Name *. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time.

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