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Is the “shared economy” changing logistics?

Kinaxis

by Alvaro Fernandez Did you know it costs approximately $100 to send an envelope from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Caracas, Venezuela? In a way, travelers are informally monetizing what we might call their unused capacity. General News Inventory management capacity management Capacity planning Logistics shared economy'

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

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. With a total area just slightly smaller than the U.S.,

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

Shipping from Ukrainian ports, an important corridor for grain, metal and Russian oil shipments to the rest of the world, has all but ceased. Without inputs, capacity and production will be further constrained, leading to even longer leadtimes and more shortages. Biden is even talking to Venezuela!

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

Material Handling & Logistics

She had seen reports of massive power plants being shipped in pieces from Hong Kong, which couldn’t have produced them. That may very well be true, but it ignores the almost limitless capacity of human imagination for chicanery. Call it a just-in-time shipping box. I tell this story for a reason. Last-mile Delivery.