Maine Pointe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

From ships stuck sideways in the Suez Canal to low water levels in the Panama Canal, from pandemics to tariff wars, a company’s supply chain is more and more vulnerable to forces beyond its control. While control may not be achievable, fast recovery definitely is.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

America vessels will be even higher than usual as several carriers had already rerouted some services – that normally transit the Panama Canal on their way to the East Coast – to the Suez to avoid possible Panama Canal drought-driven delays and extra costs. But the number of impacted Asia – N.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Chapter 3: Dr. Sheffi describes the characteristics of the successful Logistics Clusters, namely Port of Rotterdam, Singapore, Panama Canal and Memphis. Noob Guide to Supply Chain Management Definition. Chapter 2: Florence which is one type of clusters are examined. Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. A Case Study.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

C-Suite Themes For the C-Suite, there are three main themes where supply chains make a definitive impact: increased customer retention, revenue growth, and lower costs. These disruptions occur for myriad reasons, such as factory disruptions in China or ships getting stuck in the Panama Canal.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Panama Canal expansion to be complete by end of June ( Reuters ). Although the move toward mobile solutions has been happening for several years, I’m definitely seeing an uptick in the development of new supply chain mobile applications, especially for warehouse management and retail store operations. UPS Delivers Peak Profits.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Transit to and from the Panama Canal further remains constrained by lower basin water levels brought about by climate drought conditions. This will definitely require increased monitoring and analysis among multiple industry supply chain planning and customer fulfillment teams.

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