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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e. fast food or retail) are rapidly expanding. fast food or retail) are rapidly expanding.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

And we can draw some important lessons from this wonderful spectacle – including ones that are particularly relevant to supply chain leaders. And so it is in the supply chain world. Keep it simple is a hard-won lesson in the supply chain profession. Amazon’s supply chain is key to the company’s success.

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Bitcoin and the Brutal Truth!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Also, the government should be cautious of the retail investors who are much more likely to lead their peril. The energy consumption for the bitcoin network itself is equal to the energy consumed by a whole nation like Argentina and Norway. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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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. The post Is Soy the Next Palm Oil?

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

billion (USD), tying it with the Middle East and Africa as the world’s second-fastest-growing retail ecommerce market. That’s great news for shippers looking to expand their online retail presence in South America. End-to-end supply chain visibility. Double-digit growth is expected for 2019 with sales of $71.34

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

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. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part Two: Impact on Consumers

Enterra Insights

Retail and grocery reporter Nathaniel Meyersohn ( @nmeyersohn ) writes, “Expect to keep paying more for groceries in 2022.”[3] Hoffower explains, “The price hikes are the result of a lot of things: bad weather, a national labor shortage, and consumer demand that is no match for the supply chain right now.