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7 Reasons Panama is the Latin American Supply Chain Capital with Demo Perez

The Logistics of Logistics

A relative of mine had a parcel company that got a contract with a multinational. It’s hard for companies to penetrate these markets. 07:46] You didn’t have to work with these smaller companies back in the day, but now it really matters. 17:13] What’s the first reason that Panama is Latin America’s supply chain capital?

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The North American Battery Supply Chain is Getting Amped Up!

QAD

Discussions of new plants and regionalizing supply chains in North America were at a level I have never heard before in any industry. The speed of this shift in the supply chain will have an outsized impact on the winners and losers among North American battery manufacturers and their suppliers in the years ahead.

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Did The Barbie Movie Cause a Worldwide Pink Paint Shortage? The Supply Chain Explanation 

Resilinc

In this blog, we’ll look at the supply chain explanation for the current global paint shortages. We’ll also look at how to plan for shortages and why low-tier suppliers play an important role in your supply chain. Meanwhile, Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in August of 2020 with Hurricane Zeta coming a month later.

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Building the Future of Your Supply Chain

QAD

QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. Among others, this year’s Explore featured informative sessions dedicated to the game-changing evolution of the modern supply chain.

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Supply Chain Risk in the Age of Big Data

Enterra Insights

Megginson, a Louisiana State University business professor, stated, “It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”[1]

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Hurricane Season Brings New Risks to Pandemic-stressed Supply Chain Chains

Enterra Insights

supply chains face seasonal risks as the hurricane season begins — and it could be a tough season. Megan Ray Nichols ( @nicholsrmegan ) notes, “For companies that rely on ports and harbors, advance warning about incoming storms is still sometimes not enough.”[4] Still entangled in the throes of the pandemic, U.S.

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The Big Texas Chemical Freeze Raises Issues on Resiliency of the Petrochemical Supply Chain

NC State SCRC

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. It is also testament to the fragility of this supply chain.

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