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How Trucking Rules in Brazil Are Driving Change

MIT Supply Chain

This is what happened to PepsiCo Brazil when the Brazilian government introduced new rules that limit truck driver working hours. A study triggered by the change indicated how the company can adapt to the new rules, and provided fresh insights into the pros and cons of using private fleet versus common carrier transportation options.

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6 Emerging Trends In Supply Chain and A Deeper Look into Driverless Vehicles

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . This means that the world has opened up to countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia open for business. Managing Risk.

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

But even if the projections for freight tons and value are directionally correct, what we end up defining as “Air” and “Truck” transportation in 2045 might be different than how we define those modes today — and we might even add a new mode or two to the list in the future. Take cargo airships, for example.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). This enables them to mitigate the risks they face in making sure product is available on the shelf when consumers are ready to buy. BRICS summit.

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ZF brings in SupplyOn to gain real-time transparency for overseas transport at the material number level

SupplyOn

Already 16 plants China, USA and Brazil benefit from the new solution (Image: ZF Friedrichshafen AG) The fact that the Division boasts a uniform global ERP system gave the rollout a big boost. The solution is now used at 16 plants in the USA, Brazil, and China. Six more plants were added three months later.