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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. How do we best handle surging transportation costs? The cost reduction includes sourcing, customs & duties, transportation, production, and inventory holding costs. But most fundamentally, a company must be data driven.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. For related commentary, see Japan and Ecuador Earthquakes: Supply Chain Lessons from Past Disasters ). LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders.

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Japan and Ecuador Earthquakes: Supply Chain Lessons from Past Disasters

Talking Logistics

The recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador are a sad reminder of how deadly natural disasters can be. As of this morning, 41 people are confirmed dead in Kumamoto prefecture, the epicenter of Japan’s earthquakes, and 272 people have died in Ecuador , with thousands more injured and displaced from their homes.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

All of the offered solutions are dependent on proprietary applications and investment in an extended infrastructure of data capture or data input equipment and process intervention. The problem comes in transport. All of these services offer piece parts to the overall requirement, for end to end visibility. — Jim Dow.

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Building A Guiding Coalition for Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, hype centers on transport telematics and artificial intelligence. The focus is on the last mile, but what about the first mile where Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Transportation Planning (TMS) operate on different data models with fixed, often outdated, parameters? We were too optimistic. My struggle?

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Is Logistics Outsourcing Right for Your Company?

Supply Chain Movement

Skilled employees apply deep knowledge of market conditions and proven processes to solve transportation problems. Integrated technology gathers data from all parts of the supply chain and provides full visibility to orders and costs. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Fortunately, Intelligent Audit will empower shippers to validate all these new charges providing corrections based on your contractual terms, make sense of all the data, consider all the surcharges, and help shippers realistically manage their global shipping costs with a single source of truth. 3 All LAC except Mexico and Puerto Rico.