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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Honduras, they have placed an absolute curfew for 15 days, so we’re actually, now for two weeks, basically closed out, selling absolutely nothing. So Honduras suddenly stopped, and we had so many items in transit, so right now we’re overstocked by 140%, and we’re trying to deal with that using external sources.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

Consumers are demanding greater transparency and want more information about worker treatment in the supply chain. . In particular, consumers want information about worker treatment in the supply chain and want to know what sellers are doing to improve working conditions. Key Takeaways. Consumers are demanding greater transparency.

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Partnering with Farm-Trace to monitor sustainability and impact

Provenance

“66% of consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products but most organizations don’t know the farmers they source from, let alone their impact.” – Kahlil Baker, CEO and Founder, Farm-Trace. But to get robust proof, we need partners who can be out in the field collecting data and information across supply chains.

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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

These profiles cover information on risks across four themes: Environment, health & social, human rights and governance. They publish an annual index of countries which scores 180 countries from 0 – 100 based on their freedom of information and freedom of the press, where 0 is considered completely free and 100 no freedom.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP). Supply Chain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have developed this checklist to provide to pinpoint the key drivers of Freight Spend Management.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. S&OP fosters clear and unambiguous communication and this strengthens teamwork. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Guadeloupe.

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