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570 Tons of Horse S**t and 57.000 Litres of Urine per Day!

Global Trade Management

Costa Rica is showing the world what it takes to be sustainable regarding electricity production. Nevertheless, the country's example proves that sustainability is possible. With an impressive 98.53% generated from renewable sources, it is paving the way for other countries to follow in its footsteps.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

For example, Dell Corporation was the leading personal computer manufacturer in the world, earning accolades for its vaunted manufacturing postponement strategy. Take, for example, one of the tournament’s best strikes, a goal scored by Australia’s Tim Cahill in the game against the Netherlands. And so it is in the supply chain world.

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Why Counterfeiting Is So Dangerous

Shipchain

Another and more recent example of how counterfeited items can be dangerous and unsuitable for consumption is alcohol. Recently, 19 American tourists visiting Costa Rica passed away while visiting the area. The alcohol in Costa Rica was laced with methanol, a chemical also found in anti-freeze and windshield wiper fluid.

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Valentine’s Day 2019

Enterra Insights

” Her article features several fun examples of the donated cards. Valentine flowers are primarily grown by farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. Rosin spent up to thousands of dollars each for the Valentines,” Kahn writes, “which were produced as early as the 1680s.

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

Using its business environment rankings to evaluate the potential of countries in the region, the EIU singled out Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, and Colombia as well positioned to compete with Asia in supply chains. Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia came in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively (behind Malaysia).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. One example demonstrated how TradeLens can reduce the transit time of a shipment of packaging materials to a production line in the United States by 40 percent, avoiding thousands of dollars in cost.

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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

The majority of banana export comes from 3 countries, which top the list for 2016: Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. This number enables the identification of the farm where the bananas were harvested, the facility where they were boxed, and the time and date when they were boxed, for example.