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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

We liked Kevin O’Marah’s (SCM World) take on underlying trends in this Forbes article. The ramifications of the restructuring of China’s economy, freight innovation, re-shoring, widening the Panama Canal, and the new super-size ships are all covered. CARRIERS & CARGO BRAVE NEW ROUTES.

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. 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. Germany through Japan are the Top 10, Cuba through Somalia are the Bottom 9, with other countries shown for reference.

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Book Review: Logistics Clusters-Delivering Value and Driving Growth

Supply Chain Opz

If you have engineering background, Im certain that you know well about his work in various areas of logistics and scm. Chapter 3: Dr. Sheffi describes the characteristics of the successful Logistics Clusters, namely Port of Rotterdam, Singapore, Panama Canal and Memphis. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. A Case Study.

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Outlook on the Logistics & Supply Chain Industry 2012

SCM Research

The Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chains is currently chaired by Alan C.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

for example, many of the east coast ports have expanded exponentially over the past decade in preparation for the Panama Canal expansion; however, it is unclear whether increased activity in the canal will lead to more business for these ports. In the U.S., In the rail sector, the big issue is capacity. Holcomb, Dept.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

For the fourth consecutive year, Supply Chain Media has produced the SCM Map of Europe providing an overview of the most relevant data for value chains. Europe remains the world’s most complex continent from a supply chain perspective, which is why Supply Chain Media has developed the SCM Map of Europe for the fourth consecutive year.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

These are the key developments that are visualised on the 2016 version of Supply Chain Movement’s SCM IT Subway Map. SCM IT Subway Map 2016 EU. Two new software categories on the SCM IT Subway Map Europe this year are Supply Chain Risk Management and Order Management Systems. By Martijn Lofvers. >>Please Choose country.