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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

Meanwhile, Brazil, Russia and India will become major suppliers as companies access the remaining untapped resources of the world. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017 appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. As a result, inventory builds up, costs rise, and customers wait longer for their products to arrive.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. Some companies like to control their own logistics operations, and may have warehouses around the country or world as well as in-house shipping functions to transfer goods and information from place to place. Inventory days of supply.

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Amazon CEO’s Latest Letter to Shareholders Outlines Unfolding Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

Indicated was that over the last several months, every process path in fulfillment and transportation was scrutinized with scores of processes now redesigned resulting in productivity gains and added cost reductions. fulfillment network, including organization and inventory management strategy.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

The discussion also included other trends contributing to increased volatility, such as the direct rail transportation from China to deep into Europe, and potential opening of the Arctic shipping way with the melting of polar ice. It is about having the latest information at the finger tips to decide on whether to act and how to act.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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How to Get the Benefit of GDPR for Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Your US based fashion firm works with a French chain of retail outlets that collects customer loyalty information on your behalf. You sell electronics products over the web from Brazil using different suppliers to drop-ship to consumers in Europe. The amount of information they hold can be considerable and dispersed.