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Realities Impact the Global Ocean Container Industry

Supply Chain Matters

The invention of the ocean container as a means for inter-modal sea and surface transportation movements have orchestrated the march toward lowest cost global based sourcing of components and materials. Europe and Asia , stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container, a 110 percent increase from the same index at the close of 2020.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 2

Enterra Insights

” Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) add, “Over the past decade, public and private sources have dedicated impressive amounts of energy and resources to digital agriculture in developing countries.”[2] ” In Part 1 of this article, I discussed some of the background involved in the Farming 4.0

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Kevin Frechette, COO Tarek Alaruri, and CTO Victor Kushch, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has offices in New York and Poland. Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 13-17, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Robinson and the Boston Consulting Group published a research report on the potential impact the Panama Canal expansion could have on logistics strategies and operations (watch my conversation with two of the authors in a recent episode of Talking Logistics ). from East Asia could shift from West Coast ports to East Coast ports by 2020.

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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. Meanwhile, ocean carriers continue to deal with overcapacity; rates for Asia-U.S. Keep in touch with market realities.

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Is Mexico the World's Next Manufacturing Hub?

Elementum

Europe and Asia Follow Suit. Some companies in Europe and Asia are also looking to grow their Mexican presence. In addition, per the Boston Consulting Group, manufacturing in Mexico is about 4 percent cheaper now than in China — compared to being 6 percent more expensive over a decade ago. Lower costs and proximity to the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. The two companies have partnered for nearly a year with a significant customer in Asia using the world-class mobility platform. My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen?