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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

The most fancied competitor, Brazil, was humiliated, in front of its home crowd, in a 1-7 defeat by Germany (more of that later). Brazil and Spain had established reputations for inventive, free-flowing soccer, but their pedigrees counted for little on the ground. To a large extent Brazil played into the Germans’ hands.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. Time Slot Booking/Optimization (aka “Dock Appointment Scheduling”) Delivers Cost and Productivity Savings.

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Time for a Mea Culpa?

Supply Chain Shaman

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. Let me just state for the record that “Saying that you are going to write a book, is far more exciting than writing one.” Writing the book is helping me to get perspective. His demand signal was worse in global markets, especially Brazil.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Due to the drought, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) updated booking conditions for ships for the Panamax locks (the older locks of the Panama Canal used by smaller ships). Under Condition 3, the total number of booking slots is limited to 14. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. As of this week, the bottleneck has lessened.

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REPOST: Beyond Cost Per Load with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years. Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). About Loadsmart.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them. Booking early is a good idea in certain situations.

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Thanks to Our TMS Customers, Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader 12 Years in a Row

BlueYonder

million miles traveled in Brazil alone. To learn why our customers’ digital journey greatly benefits from our TMS, visit Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management solution page and review our Transportation e-book. To help accelerate their digital journey, our customers challenge us to step up our innovation game.

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