Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

transport operators, customs brokers); Ability to track and trace consignments; Timeliness of shipments in reaching destination within the scheduled or expected delivery time. As the chart below shows, Cuba significantly lags Panama, the highest ranking country in the Latin America & Caribbean region with a LPI Score of 3.19.

Cuba 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And to buy multiple tickets with the same numbers in the hopes of winning more money just seems so over the top. Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 165

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. Water shortages burdened Panama Canal shippers with extraordinary delays and cost increases, serving as a reminder to greater consider changing climate and weather patterns in supplier contracting and logistics planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 107

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). I am worried.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

There’s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. New trade routes.

Manufacturing Procurement 105

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 105

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 88

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC. When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size.

Panama 48

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Despite your best supply chain planning, supply chains get disrupted – sometimes moderately and at other times massively. At the same time, establishing contingency strategies helps their partners maintain viability as business leaders. COVID-19 exposed just how interconnected the world has become.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

COVID shutdowns, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increasing tension over Taiwan show that it is past time to evaluate reshoring and nearshoring as insurance against catastrophic disruptions.”[3] Just such a convergence is happening as I write. Everyone is happy when things go as planned. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks.

Risk Management 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 11, 2022

Tompkins Ventures is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with partners spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Panama, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. How to handle VUCA environments and unprecedented times. in 1972, all from Purdue University.

Supply Chain Design Software 208

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

As risk managers audit their vendors and programs at the start of the year, it’s also time to clean up old strategies and supply chain practices. Are those strategies costing your company money, time, and even market share? Out with the old and in with the new! What practices does your company hang on to that are old hat?

Supply Chain Risk Management 110

Supply Chain Risk Management Supply Chain Planning Software Risk Management Material Savings 110

Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

See the chart below to see just how big a spike in supply has preceded this new shortage: M1, Billion of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted. Countries like Panama, trade US dollars domestically.) The last time the increase was this large was — you guessed it, WWII. . The US Dollar is reaching peaks that it’s rarely seen before.

Sri Lanka 78

Sri Lanka Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics 78

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

But it’s not just at shows like MODEX where robots are showing up. could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. As Steve Banker wrote earlier this week, robots are everywhere. Intel wins $19.5

Logistics Network Optimization Software 225

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2023

However, economic and manufacturing recession conditions are now being observed. Essentially, for the last three years, the impacts of climate change have become far more evident both in extreme climate events and in overall readings by climate scientists of the accelerated warming of the Earth ’s atmosphere.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

Costa Rica 52

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

Containerized rates have quadrupled, and delivery times have increased by two weeks. This disruption affects various industries, including suppliers for global retailers and car manufacturers. The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted.

Industrial 117

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While 2023 brought some much-needed stability to the global supply chain, experts are well aware that the next major disruption is just around the corner. Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. Dive into the top supply chain trends of 2024.

Pharmaceutical 61

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Of course they need to be SMART.

KPI 94

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