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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 31, 2025)

Talking Logistics

My mom was barely 18 when she emigrated to the United States from Cuba. Soon after, she met my dad (who also emigrated from Cuba. Im driving down to CT today to have dinner with my mom. Its her 77th birthday. She and her sister started working at the SweetN Low factory in Brooklyn, NY.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023)

Talking Logistics

When my father finally got to leave Cuba in the late 60s, he flew first to Miami and then a few days later arrived in Brooklyn, NY to stay with his brother. When my uncle went to work the next morning, my father went for a long walk through the city streets, taking in all.

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5th Production & Operations Management World Conference

SCM Research

I just came back from the 5 th Production & Operations Management World Conference , which was held in Havana, Cuba. But, although the political tensions between Cuba and the U.S. What I really like about the conference is the global networking opportunity it offers. made it a bit complicated for U.S.

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5th Production & Operations Management World Conference

SCM Research

I just came back from the 5 th Production & Operations Management World Conference , which was held in Havana, Cuba. But, although the political tensions between Cuba and the U.S. What I really like about the conference is the global networking opportunity it offers. made it a bit complicated for U.S.

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Cuba: Preparing for Trade

CH Robinson Transportfolio

A colleague and I traveled to Cuba in March as part of a trade delegation with Engage Cuba, a coalition of private businesses and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba. credit cards don’t work in Cuba, and there are no ATMs. Cuba remains a communist country. I enjoyed the Cuban people.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Talking Logistics

At the top of my family tree, the one planted here after my parents arrived from Cuba, youll find a small bodega nestled in the branches.

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Remembering 9/11

Talking Logistics

He had just arrived from Cuba, and having grown up on a farm, seeing those tall buildings rise from the ground was simply amazing. And despite all the advances in technology, supply chains are still plagued by incomplete, inaccurate, and late information. Some things never change.

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