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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

ToolsGroup

We have 135 restaurants, four distribution centers, and we also manage three manufacturing facilities, with more than 5,000 SKUs, and we deliver to each restaurant up to three times a week. Nicaragua has placed lower restrictions. Kathleen: What business challenges were you seeking to solve by using [the ToolsGroup] solution?

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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. Louisiana, the first state expected to be affected by the storm, boasts traditional and emerging industries which include advanced manufacturing, aerospace, agri-business, automotive, and energy.

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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.

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Scandinavian Tobacco Group Goes Live with Ivalua’s Platform to Accelerate Procurement Digital Transformation

ivalua

STG is a world leading manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco with approx. 11,000 employees across the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Export markets.

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[PROFILE] Nathan Adelman '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  Best UCLA Anderson memory thus far:  Over spring break I took a trip with some classmates down to Nicaragua. There I was able to gain first hand experience with how customers purchase equipment, the challenges of retail, and the different marketing approaches of the various manufacturers.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I was born in Central America, specifically Nicaragua. Eventually, I moved into manufacturing. You moved here when you were five from Nicaragua. As a manufacturer, it is giving the customer recommendations of things they could do to prevent something from happening or address the situation through some level of action.

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

manufacturers, distributors or other partners, except for Syria and Nicaragua, will be at risk. LinkedIn The post Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. companies due to the new Administration’s plans.