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The Zergratran Story with Byron Bennett

The Logistics of Logistics

Byron is the Founder and CEO of Zergratran , an innovative and sustainable high-capacity transportation company that is building the world’s first tunnel to expedite shipping goods between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. Zergratran’s first project is Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) in northern Colombia.

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A Case Study of Risk Management in Colombia

MIT Supply Chain

The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI), based in Bogotá, Colombia, is developing a quantitative risk assessment methodology for deciding which risks represent the most serious threat to a company’s operations.

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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

With this exponential success, Lean has expanded its footprint into almost every major city throughout Colombia. LSG helps its clients set up and establish satellite offices in beautiful countries like Colombia, Guatemala, and the Philippines. 500 Fastest Growing U.S. Companies for three years in a row.

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Using Logistics to Cut Food Waste in Colombia

MIT Supply Chain

There is widespread poverty in Colombia yet the country discards 10 million tons of food a year according to estimates released by the government this March.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia. The port closure affects the availability, quality, and cost of goods and services, as well as the competitiveness, productivity, and innovation of businesses and industries.

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A Real World Humanitarian Logistics Model

MIT Supply Chain

Floods in Colombia caused widespread damage. A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. In Colombia, for example, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is such a group.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

The TTPI rates countries based on five main categories: driver labor market and training, procurement practices and market structure, transportation cost structure (variable vs. fixed), innovation in trucking practices, and public policy toward developing national transportation systems. For instance, Brazil and Colombia both come in at 2.4