Talking Logistics
APRIL 18, 2016
The recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador are a sad reminder of how deadly natural disasters can be. As of this morning, 41 people are confirmed dead in Kumamoto prefecture, the epicenter of Japan’s earthquakes, and 272 people have died in Ecuador , with thousands more injured and displaced from their homes.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 8, 2021
In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. This digital twin contains network costs – the inventory carrying cost is X for this product, by Y for this one. The cost reduction includes sourcing, customs & duties, transportation, production, and inventory holding costs.
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Demand Solutions
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. All of that inventory sitting there is probably your largest expense next to headcount. But don’t just cut inventory blindly. You can actually increase your customer service levels at the same time you’re cutting inventory. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S.
Demand Solutions
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. All of that inventory sitting there is probably your largest expense next to headcount. But don’t just cut inventory blindly. You can actually increase your customer service levels at the same time you’re cutting inventory. Meanwhile, the strengthening of the U.S.
Global Trade Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2007
The ability to in real time identify the location and status of the sourced goods gives the importer the ability to fine tune its distribution channels, its inventory management and its ability to fulfill commitments to its end users. “With perishables, we can’t really do it from farm to shelf.”
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 13, 2021
Centers of excellence evolved in countries like Guatemala, Ecuador, Poland, Singapore, and China. Faced with falling margins and increasing inventories, companies focused more and more on financial reengineering, pushing costs and waste backward in the supply chain. Business process outsourcing accelerated. Then the Pandemic hit.
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 24, 2016
Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Cook Islands. Costa Rica.
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