Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 8, 2021
Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. How do we best handle surging transportation costs?
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.
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MIT Supply Chain
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Floods in Colombia caused widespread damage. When a disaster such as a flood strikes, the response can be chaotic as various agencies and sources of supply converge on the stricken area. In Colombia, for example, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is such a group. Subscribe for free to Frontiers here.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 3, 2019
Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption. Sustainability is created by the farmer in the coffee fields of Colombia. Sustainability is created from Responsible Sourcing. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality? in this case, responsible sourcing.
Logility
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
In 2020, the poorest working conditions were identified in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Audits are often ineffective as they are currently used. Supply chains are opaque. Violations of workers’ rights are at an all-time high.
Unleashed
DECEMBER 8, 2019
The majority of the world’s coffee beans are grown in Brazil, Vietnam, Peru and Colombia, but can also be grown in other favourable, humid climates. Coffee retailers Campos Coffee source their beans from Kenya to Columbia to Brazil. Find out how they manage their complex supply chain with the help of inventory management software.
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 10, 2014
In January, for instance, UTZ published an impact study which stated that certified coffee growers in Colombia harvest 169 percent more coffee per hectare than their non-certified colleagues. Starbucks is one company at the forefront of sourcing sustainably produced commodities. Evidence of payments.
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