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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities. For example, the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami a few years ago resulted in a massive US$210 billion in costs for Japan.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

As pointed out in a recent Economist Intelligence Unit report , while Mexico’s production costs are competitive with Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia—and lower than China’s and Taiwan’s—Taiwan and South Korea dominate the critical semiconductor industry, “leaving little industrial foundation in Mexico on which to build [chip production].”.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Parcel and freight exports from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam to Europe, MEISA, LAC 3 , and some APAC countries and territories 6 – Increasing $0.10 3 All LAC except Mexico and Puerto Rico. 4 All LAC except Mexico, Puerto Rico, and St. 20 All LAC except Mexico and Puerto Rico.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Rethinking your optimum

Supply Chain Movement

Puerto Rico. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines. Russian Federation. Saint Helena. Saint Kitts and Nevis.