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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

These include a wider Panama Canal and possibly the construction of a Nicaragua Canal; Mexican port capacity expansions; port capacity expansions on the US East Coast that will reduce the costs of using the Suez Canal; and even the opening up of Arctic sea routes.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Uncharted Waters

TMC

The ship has a capacity of nearly 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), and in anticipation of the surge in cargo, trucking companies were alerted and rail cars were positioned well ahead of the vessel’s arrival. As the Wall Street Journal [1] reported, Los Angeles port prepared for the docking of the Benjamin Franklin.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Unchartered Waters

TMC

The ship has a capacity of nearly 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), and in anticipation of the surge in cargo, trucking companies were alerted and rail cars were positioned well ahead of the vessel’s arrival. As the Wall Street Journal [1] reported, Los Angeles port prepared for the docking of the Benjamin Franklin.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat. Mozambique. Netherlands. Netherlands Antilles.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

One of the main supply chain challenges is increasing uncertainty; this makes demand planning very difficult, especially if there is no mid-season production capacity available for replenishment purposes when a product should prove to be very successful. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat. Mozambique. Netherlands. New Caledonia.