The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

Several key threats are noteworthy: Competition: Panama Canal expansion: it's expected to be completed in 2015; there's already been some debate about how it will affect LA, for instance, an LA Times article in 2011 predicted a 25% decrease in business for LA. Nicaragua is considering building its own canal.

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 28, 2014

The work stoppages and potential for lengthy delays encountered by the much-heralded Panama Canal expansion project really couldn’t have worked out any better for the major North American railroads. Article 3PL Consumer Products LSP Retail Transportation' Now, it may be the other way around. appeared first on Tompkins International.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 19, 2016

The Panama papers were still hogging the headlines and competing hard against dissections of mishaps in the private lives of British politicians. Let this be the optimistic angle of this article. As world affairs go, the most recent Global Liner Shipping conference in London did not stir up much interest in the global news cycle.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

An example of the results is a network that involves shipments from a cargo consolidation center in Panama to a port in southwestern Brazil and an airport in the central portion of the country. Prior to the project, Panama as a consolidation center was an obvious choice due to its proximity to Brazil.

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Tompkins Blog

JULY 14, 2014

Article: Inland Port Development: What is the Impact on Shipping Patterns, and How Can 3PLs Take Advantage? Blog Post: Who Will Win the Race for Freight in the Panama Canal Expansion? What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you agree with these predictions? Share your opinion in the comments. More Resources.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Even a wider Panama Canal can’t accommodate the largest ships on the water, some with capacity exceeding 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Comment on this article. Customers are turning to their suppliers and asking us to do more with less,” said Slack. This is the main opportunity and challenge facing the industry today.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. Related to shipping, international port infrastructure has been expanding - perhaps too rapidly - and it will be interesting to see whether these investments pay off. In the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal. As a result, supply chains continue to be wasteful when looking at time, inefficiencies, and emissions. In fact, over the last twelve months alone, more than 10 million ocean shipments have been impacted.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

This week, I read two other articles that were fascinating about robots. The Panama Canal is adding transit slots as restrictions in the corridor begin to ease. The ACP could add more slots if rainfall raises levels at the lakes servicing the Panama Canal. But it’s not just at shows like MODEX where robots are showing up.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Read more in this article written by Bindiya Vakil: Resilient Supply Chains: Why Every Supplier Counts. Already this year: The Red Sea Shipping Crisis has sent shockwaves across the global supply chain The Panama Canal is still experiencing a massive drought Japan faced a 7.6

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

We promise that at the end of the article you will know where to sell. Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Well, we understand that it can be a huge task while selecting marketplaces. But don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] In this article, I want to address the security risks.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 24, 2016

This article was first published in Supply Chain Magazine February 2016 and is now brought to you by IMD Business School. >>Please Management Article Talent Development – 2016. It’s difficult to find leaders with skills in both those areas. You need a kind of Superman or Wonder Woman.”. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. At the beginning of this article, I stressed the importance of not having too many KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management.

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