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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

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So for example, Guatemala and El Salvador, they have placed partial curfews and some quite high commercial restrictions. Nicaragua has placed lower restrictions. For example, Latin America started with the COVID-19 crisis at roughly the same time as the United States, but having smaller populations, this crisis might be shorter for us.

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

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These projects for instance include supporting schools in Nicaragua, leading reforestation efforts in Colombia and supporting communities of women in Rwanda. Illy is an excellent example of how a consumer goods company uses their resources to uphold global sustainability, and social impact.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

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It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboard—a speedometer for example. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Against a required standard of performance. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. How Many is Too Many?

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

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Access to relevant information is necessary in the sales & operations planning (S&OP) cycle, for example. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat. Mozambique. Netherlands. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

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EU FTAs and PTAs range from the classic FTA, such as between the EU and Mexico (which focuses predominantly on liberation of goods and services), to more enhanced forms of the FTA like the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), between the EU and Ukraine for example. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat. Mozambique.

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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

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These include a wider Panama Canal and possibly the construction of a Nicaragua Canal; Mexican port capacity expansions; port capacity expansions on the US East Coast that will reduce the costs of using the Suez Canal; and even the opening up of Arctic sea routes.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Numerous chokepoints are located close to politically unsteady nations, raising the possibility that access to and usage of them could be compromised, for example through piracy. Additionally, a potential route through Nicaragua was examined. Any of these routes may be significantly impacted if trade flows were to be disrupted.

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