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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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

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This is especially true in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, where B Corps are working to create products that are good for both people, and the planet. We also had a chance to connect with Purely Elizabeth founder and CEO Elizabeth Stein about what the B Corp certification means to the business and CPG industry as a whole.

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Tropical Storm Nate: What You Need to Know

Elementum

Tropical Storm Nate has already left 22 people dead, blocked roads, damaged bridges and houses in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras. The aforementioned four states house several industries, including pharmaceutical, electronics, and packaging, among others. Damages Reported in the Caribbean.

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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

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. But that vision seems to be lost on the ILWU.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Since its founding, the NGO has organized meal drives around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and throughout the United States. In the supply chain industry, we like to say we can’t predict the next black swan event. For Andrés, this couldn’t be more true.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Uncharted Waters

TMC

The $5 billion project to expand the Panama Canal “promises to reorient the landscape of the logistics industry and alter the decision-making calculus of the shippers that the canal serves,” says the white paper. That calculus is complicated, because there is no single answer to the question of how much traffic will switch to the U.S.

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An Expanded Panama Canal Takes Logistics into Unchartered Waters

TMC

The $5 billion project to expand the Panama Canal “promises to reorient the landscape of the logistics industry and alter the decision-making calculus of the shippers that the canal serves,” says the white paper. That calculus is complicated, because there is no single answer to the question of how much traffic will switch to the U.S.

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