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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Restrictions in the Panama Canal have affected over 170 countries and virtually every good: soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States, copper and fresh cherries from Chile, and beef from Brazil. Another lever that supply chain managers need to consider is how, when, and where they deploy inventory.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

As a result, inventory builds up, costs rise, and customers wait longer for their products to arrive. For a more seamless process, it’s essential shippers work with a customs broker or third party logistics provider (3PL) with local offices in the area. The United States-Chile trade agreement allows all U.S.

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Mission: Maximize Learning on Multichannel Retailing & E-Commerce

Supply Chain Network

In preparation for this year’s Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Logistics event in Orlando February 17-20th my first task was to review the program and determine priorities for which sessions to attend. How do you optimize a common pool of inventory, store pick up, and scale to compete in the eComm world?

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Hire any of them as your supply chain consultant and see the difference!

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning? The FDA will be announcing speed imports from Mexico, Chile, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Retailers Coping with Infant Formula Stock-Outs.

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Market Forecast of Omni-channel And Warehouse Management Systems till 2029

Vinculum

Logistics and Transportation. South America assures Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Nigeria. It takes care of inventory management, warehouse management, picking and packing the stock, shipping, delivering the stuff to the correct address, and satisfying the customer’s needs and choices as per the choice. Cloud-based.