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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

One of the most pleasing features of the 2014 World Cup is how “small” teams such as Algeria and Costa Rica gave bigger teams a run for their money. Costa Rica reached the quarter-finals where they took soccer behemoth, the Netherlands, to a penalty shoot out. The playing field is leveling.

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

MIT Supply Chain

Using its business environment rankings to evaluate the potential of countries in the region, the EIU singled out Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, and Colombia as well positioned to compete with Asia in supply chains. Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia came in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively (behind Malaysia).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. Within minutes, they will begin receiving truckload rates and then can book and manage their shipments directly within Kuebix. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Americanas is a Brazilian marketplace that supports a wide range of categories including homeware, fashion, consumer electronics, books and baby products. Bol.com is a leading online marketplace for electronics, books, toys, lifestyle and home & living category in the Netherlands. South America. Americanas. Mercado Libre.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased.

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