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

MIT Supply Chain

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

And we can draw some important lessons from this wonderful spectacle – including ones that are particularly relevant to supply chain leaders. And so it is in the supply chain world. Take, for example, one of the tournament’s best strikes, a goal scored by Australia’s Tim Cahill in the game against the Netherlands.

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

The complexity of planning, transportation, collaboration, time and labor that went into the supply chain of that banana?—?being This is: The Journey of your Banana: A Supply Chain in Motion. The global banana supply chain is a complicated one, dependent on multiple moving parts and the collaboration of multiple parties.

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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. Back at work, getting caught up on all of the supply chain and logistics news from the past two weeks. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically.