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Editor’s Choice: Supply Chain Automation for a Greener Future

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX is the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North and South America, and shattered attendance records with over 48,000 participants this year. I attended MODEX in March and saw the latest advancements in robotic applications and automation.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. Getting Tight. China-Mediterranean. Manageable. Europe-US East Coast. Manageable. Manageable. Manageable. FIGURE 1: FREIGHTOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT INDEXES (MAJOR LANES) WEEK ON WEEK AND YEAR ON YEAR.

Freight 249
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A great leap forward: Quintiq joins Dassault Systèmes

DELMIA Quintiq

We will have offices in Japan, South Korea, India and South America, and more. As the 9th largest software company in the world, Dassault Systèmes can offer Quintiq “the reach we need and accelerate our growth. We have entries into the aviation, life sciences, high tech, and the automotive industry and others.”.

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Air Freight Rates Peak, Ocean Rates Slowly Sink: Freight Rate Update W50

Freightos

Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. China-Mediterranean. Europe-US East Coast. FIGURE 2: FREIGHTOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT INDEXES (MAJOR LANES) WEEK ON WEEK AND YEAR ON YEAR.

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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Being able to understand if supply expected from Europe needs to be re-routed and sourced from Asia or South America is important when entire channels become unavailable. You can model alternative flows and networks while guaranteeing service policies to customers. Take advantage of dynamic multi-echelon rerouting tools.

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Reflections on Hard Hats and Safety Shoes…

Supply Chain Shaman

When the added costs of transportation and inventory working capital impacts are added, there is a solid logic to bringing manufacturing back to North America. Mexico has become more attractive, and many companies are looking at alternative sourcing in Latin and South America.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2020

Talking Logistics

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., Many of the leading ERP and supply.