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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Manufacturing in Brazil.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Moreira is in Brazil where he is also in charge of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Latin America for supply chain and manufacturing, sustainability, EHS, Industry 4.0, To help evaluate opportunities, Mr. Moreira’s team develops projects and presents them to business unit directors with different scenarios for them to evaluate.

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SAP Tells their Customers, ‘Keep the Core Clean!”

Logistics Viewpoints

With estimated revenues of over $1 billion, Tropicana is a much bigger company than PureTech, so the selection of RISE was to be expected. This transaction created the need to separate their IT systems from PepsiCo. Tropicana squeezes 150 million gallons of orange juice and puts juice in 500 million bottles.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 billion in 2019. Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? Well, I am saying it.

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Americold Partners with Europastry in Portugal

Americold

We’re cutting an estimated 230 kg of CO₂ emissions each month. Less Distance, Less Emissions Thanks to the close proximity of our logistics platform to Europastry’s Trofa facility, we’re significantly reducing the need for long-haul transport. The result? That’s a win for the planet and for operational agility.

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Supply Chain Management Trends

SCM Research

Second, international SCM activities are challenging for many participants, particularly in regions such as China, Russia, Brazil, Eastern and Southeast Europe (including Turkey), and the Arabian Peninsula. Third, market volatility seems to be a problem for many firms and many of them strive for improved visibility in their supply chains.

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How to support IBP with Modeling and Optimization

AIMMS

You can evaluate your complete product portfolio, optimize cost, inventory, profit or revenue growth, and ensure a smooth transition from your IBP planning horizon to your short term supply chain and demand plan. In an advanced form, such an approach can also generate the best case scenario for your business.