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7 Reasons Panama is the Latin American Supply Chain Capital with Demo Perez

The Logistics of Logistics

Regarding the new tariffs between the US and Mexico, you don’t need to worry about them if you take the product right to Panama. [28:09] We want to move more into light manufacturing and assembly. The post 7 Reasons Panama is the Latin American Supply Chain Capital with Demo Perez appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

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For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. For example, companies like Apple, General Electric, and Ford have moved some manufacturing back to the US. Learn more about how Resilinc can help you identify single and sole source suppliers in your supply chain: schedule a demo today.

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The Benefits of Onshore Supply Chains

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For example, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) requires local manufacturers to abide by certain rules that ultimately allow you to have greater control over the quality of products being used in your supply chain, as well as the environmental impact your network is having.

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Like the Mississippi River Through New Orleans, Today’s CPG Market is Quickly Changing Directions

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through New Orleans and out into the Gulf of Mexico. Manufacturers of food, beverage and consumer products are facing challenging times, changing consumers and the need to deliver new products to the marketplace faster than ever before. This can also describe the status of today’s consumer packaged goods (CPG) market.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

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Hurricane Ida struck the Gulf of Mexico in August 2021, destroying industrial installations for pharmaceuticals and plastics. Manufacturing : An essential aspect of sustainable supply chain manufacturing is monitoring energy consumption as a function of production volume. Schedule Demo. Sustainable warehousing.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

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During one of the breakout sessions, Ken Rogers, National Transportation Director at Nestle Waters, along with Mike Dieter (CTO at Transplace), Robert Hatty (GM,Operations, Transportation Management at Transplace), and Chu-Chi Ng (Technical Manager, IT at Transplace) provided a demo of the Control Tower solution.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

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Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. While the system often brings heavy rainfall to the Southern US and Mexico, this can result in drought in other regions such as Australia, Indonesia, parts of southern Asia, and Central and West Africa.