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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. The cuppa crisis started with a record drought in Brazil, which produces 30% of the global coffee supply. Now that some level of travel has returned, the supply simply can’t meet the demand.

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The Remarkable Supply Chain of the Coffee Bean

Unleashed

The majority of the world’s coffee beans are grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Peru and Colombia, but can also be grown in other favourable, humid climates. Coffee retailers Campos Coffee source their beans from Kenya to Columbia to Brazil.

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How Would You Explain Supply Chain to Your Grandmother?

BlueYonder

It involves growing the beans in one country (like Brazil or Vietnam) and then the beans are blended and roasted in another country. : It’s not just you, Granny, who is drinking coffee. Each day, 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide. The process of making coffee beans is lengthy.

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Tapping the Power of Social Supply Chain Management

Demand Solutions

XYZ is now outsourcing a lot of its manufacturing to Vietnam. “Our whole staff is complaining about working with Vietnam,” Green tells Smith, XYZ’s founder, at one of their Friday lunches. Green tries the same test with a shipping manager at one of XYZ’s new suppliers in Brazil. But there’s a snag.

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Nestle Incorporates Warehouse Logistics to Improve Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle recently announced that it is building a new storage and shipment facility in Vietnam. Bloomberg reported that Vietnam is one of the top coffee growing countries in the world , and more robusta coffee beans come from there than from anywhere else.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

In fact, all of the BRIC countries are now in the top 10 economies, with Brazil at 9, Russia at 6, India at 4 and China 2nd. As a result, more companies are investing heavily in countries like China and Brazil. Secondary markets like Vietnam and Turkey are also getting more attention. How technology can help.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

In the 50 country rankings, Brazil slips two spots to No. India and China are the logistics industry’s favorite investment destinations, but Vietnam leads a second group that includes UAE, Brazil and Indonesia. Infrastructure and transport rankings fell for Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Brazil, Thailand and Kuwait. --In