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Small is the new big: Millennials & the future of retail

DELMIA Quintiq

Puravida allows young fashionable people to support multiple causes by purchasing unique handmade bracelets, while promising to provide full-time jobs for local artisans in Costa Rica. Use innovative technology. Millennials love being part of a larger picture, and brands that give back appear to be more genuine.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

One of the most pleasing features of the 2014 World Cup is how “small” teams such as Algeria and Costa Rica gave bigger teams a run for their money. Costa Rica reached the quarter-finals where they took soccer behemoth, the Netherlands, to a penalty shoot out.

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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. Customer Experience is Driving Supply Chain Innovation, Says Report from BluJay Solutions and Adelante SCM. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically. But as the U.S.

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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. Kodiak Community intends to challenge traditional business practices with innovative thinking and creation. Two other countries that produce a notable amount of bananas are Brazil and India.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. Costa Rica. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. Costa Rica. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.