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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., 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. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing.

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

They recently calculated that North Dakota just topped an average output of 1 million barrels of oil per day. A neighbor of mine’s relative was recruited to the Bakken to help develop manufactured home communities. And it has all happened incredibly quickly. Typically, you can get 19 gallons of gasoline out of a barrel of oil.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

It’s one of those nagging dilemmas that just doesn’t seem to have an answer. MH&L’s Editorial Advisory Board tackles some of the toughest topics facing the supply chain today. Participating in the 2018 roundtable (in alphabetical order) are: ? Tan Miller, director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program, Rider University. ?