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Panama: The Logistics Engine of Latin America with Demo Perez

The Logistics of Logistics

About Demostenes (DEMO) Perez With over 20 years of experience, Demostenes Perez is a seasoned executive in Latin America’s supply chain landscape. universities to advance supply chain knowledge and practices in Latin America. He is also a passionate advocate for education, collaborating with leading U.S.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

See the recent election results in Argentina and Venezuela , and the issues facing Brazil’s president and economy , as examples. In both cases, you have to deal with the absence of standardization and with ongoing change, especially changes in regulations and government.”.

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. It also identifies practices that are increasing the engagement with and success of women in supply chain organizations.

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So why does this matter for supply chain professionals? A quiet, but powerful story across supply chains this year has been the stability of fuel prices despite geopolitical turmoil. Supply Chains appeared first on Transportfolio. There are similar scenarios playing out in Texas and Pennsylvania as well.

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

Supply chain leaders have gained an ever-stronger position in the world of business over recent years. Talent development can make an important contribution to the execution of their supply chain strategies, but not all leaders pay the same amount of attention to this topic. You need a kind of Superman or Wonder Woman.”.

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

It is becoming ever-more difficult for supply chain professionals to make the right decisions. Supply Chain Media, software vendor Aimms and consultancy firm Districon have put together this checklist for supply chain optimisation. >>Please Checklist supply chain optimisation.

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Lessons From the Front Line: 3 Hospitality Supply Chain Horror Stories

AFFLINK

From the outside, hospitality supply chain management may seem like all glamour , but any brave soldier knows that’s far from the truth. The error in supply chain management here was that the restaurant owners chose to do business with uncertified slaughterhouses, officials said. Hotel rooms run out of toilet paper.