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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Manufacturing in Brazil. Brazil also has the third largest manufacturing sector in the Americas. Other Important Industries.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

For example, Dell Corporation was the leading personal computer manufacturer in the world, earning accolades for its vaunted manufacturing postponement strategy. The goal scored by Germany in the final against Argentina to win the trophy exemplifies the simple-and-direct philosophy. See the original post here.

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Is Soy the Next Palm Oil?

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

And over 80% of soybean was produced in three countries: the United States (35%), Brazil (29%) and Argentina (18%). Expansion of soy since the 1970s in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay has seen almost half of the important ecosystem provided by the Cerrado grasslands completely wiped out.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

That’s good news for agriculture and manufacturing in the state, two industries that rely heavily on almost nonexistent water. During the 1997 El Niño, droughts in Indonesia and Argentina caused mining activity to halt, raising prices of copper, zinc, and nickel. The Southern U.S. Raw materials will be cheaper to export from Australia.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Supply Chain Corporate.

Supply Chains Rock

By the end of 2008, we had completed a cumulative total of 553 initial audits; including expansion into three additional growth market countries (36 initial audits): Argentina, Malaysia and Vietnam. Manufacturing Central. In 2008, IBM spent $1.5 billion inside the U.S. ILOG Supply Chain Applications BLOG. Industrial Interface.

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Unlocking Success: Testimonials from QAD Partners

QAD

Adding to their gratifications is the fact that Partnering with QAD means aligning with a global leader in the software industry that not only specializes in key verticals but also offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to address the most critical challenges in manufacturing and supply chain management.

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Here there be Monsters: Jobs and AI

Enterra Insights

Former business executive Jim Vinoski ( @JimVinoski ) notes, “Breathless headlines predict the end of manufacturing jobs, as robotics and artificial intelligence combine to make human workers obsolete.”[1] After Greece (52 per cent), the ‘definitely’ countries were South Africa (45 per cent) and Argentina (40 per cent).”[2].