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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

Nearly all goods, bulk, and liquid as well as more obvious commodities, are capable of being transported by this method, whilst specialized containers and new fittings are frequently introduced to an already sophisticated market. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s.

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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. With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S., Brazil also has the third largest manufacturing sector in the Americas. Both transportation and communication infrastructures are strong in Brazil.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Houston is also a major freight hub for rail and sea traffic, as well as trucking, including trade with Mexico by land and with South America and other regions by sea. The port has since re-opened, as have some portions of the railroads, but some capacity has yet to be restored. It's just not safe. It could take months.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Which Supply Chain Strategy Will Prevail in 2022?

Stord

The Three Types of Supply Chain Strategies Making Waves Today, we’re seeing businesses take creative approaches to increasing the resiliency of their supply chain, and these strategies boil down to three categories: changes to the way goods are manufactured, transported, and stored. Two popular trends? As the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.