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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[2] According to McKinsey & Company analysts, there are six recognized world breadbaskets: Brazil/Argentina, United States/Canada, Northwestern Europe, Northern India, China/Southeast Asia, and Russia/Ukraine.[3] They are very important regions in the world because they greatly contribute to the global food supply.”[2]

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WEG Joins the Logility Client Community

Logility

Headquartered in Brazil, WEG is a world-leading supplier of electro-electronic equipment and solutions. WEG chose Logility’s sophisticated demand planning tool to support inventory replenishment on its distribution business in the United States.

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Where’s the beef?

DELMIA Quintiq

Australia might be a small piece of the global meat puzzle, with Japan, the United States, South Korea and of course, China being the key export markets. billion with Brazil being the largest supplier at 32%. The recent tainted meat scandal in Brazil will also mean price increases for meat due to the sudden supply shortage.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4 on the index overall, but Colombia has more consistent public policies toward developing and maintaining the transportation sector, while Brazil scores much higher on trucking innovation. Maybe I can go here and provide something different in the market.”

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Is Soy the Next Palm Oil?

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

And over 80% of soybean was produced in three countries: the United States (35%), Brazil (29%) and Argentina (18%). Meanwhile, almost 40% of the world´s sugarcane was produced by Brazil alone. of GDP, with soybeans being Brazil’s most valuable export commodity, worth more than US$20 billion. tonnes to 2.9

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Zika Hits Supply Chain

APICS

This summer, the world has heard a great deal about the Zika virus, especially as athletes and fans from all around the globe flocked to Brazil, an affected region, for the 2016 Olympics. As the mosquito-borne virus has spread to the United States, Zika has affected US supply chains and trade with China as well.

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Glen Raven Meets Their Goals Through a Successful Deployment of Advanced Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

It is a privately-held textile company that successfully navigated the global sourcing/labor arbitrage mania of the last decade and managed to maintain a significant presence in the United States. The Company has three business units: Custom Fabrics, Technical Fabrics, and Trivantage. 2X longer than demand planning.)