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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. These apps allow consultant to ship products directly to their customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here are the ones that caught my attention: Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution. Customer Experience is Driving Supply Chain Innovation, Says Report from BluJay Solutions and Adelante SCM. This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference].

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Norfolk Island.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Norfolk Island.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

Congo is an autocracy, but so is #4 on the list: China, which is home to aluminum, copper and lithium, while Indonesia sits on mountains of nickel, and Peru holds nearly a quarter of the world’s silver. Innovation may find new substitutes or reduced requirements for these minerals. The losers? cobalt, down from 30%.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.