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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

Belcorp Corporation, headquartered in Peru, manufactures cosmetics and personal care products for women in 14 nations across South and Central America. In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. At this point, they do not include distribution reduction costs.

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The Remarkable Supply Chain of the Coffee Bean

Unleashed

The majority of the world’s coffee beans are grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Peru and Colombia, but can also be grown in other favourable, humid climates. From there, they are distributed to big companies in the coffee business who take these beans and put them in industrial roasting and distribution centres. Transporting.

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What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Guest Post by Arun Gupta, PhD

Supply Chain View from the Field

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). The United States currently has FTA’s with six (6) of the 11 TPP countries. Gupta, Ph.D.

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Impressions from Day 2 at COP21: Commitments, Hope, Controversy and Chocolate

EcoVadis

The next thing you see is a team of young people distributing chocolate bars called “ the Change Chocolate “,the label being a great idea inorder to give energy to the negotiators at the event. Like the man below from Peru. “Peru is responsible for just 0.1% C by 2020 and between 1°C and 4°C by 2050.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

. — once a shipment is received at the port, it clears customs there fairly quickly and the goods get transported directly to the customer’s distribution center or final destination.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Specifically, Starbucks said it would provide coffee farmers with precision agronomy tools, distribute climate-resistant coffee plant varietals, and invest in protecting and restoring coffee-producing lands, first, in Columbia and Peru. Starbucks also said it would cut water usage for green coffee 50 percent by 2030.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Your Morning Coffee!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But let´s start with the origin: the coffee seed grows best in a humid climate, with a stable temperature of approximately 25 degrees Celsius (approximately 77 degrees Farenheit), making Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Peru and other similar regions optimal growing locations. The entire supply chain is linked by several intermediaries.