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  • The importance of logistics for Brazilian Companies

    14 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    Currently the Brazilian Companies live an extremely challenging time. This new scenario is characterized by the search for greater competitiveness, greater technological development, offering new products and services suitable to the expectations of customers and greater motivation and development of intellectual capital (human resources). To overcome these challenges, some companies seek to take actions to reduce ...

  • Logistics Consulting

    11 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    Contract or not, that is the question. The fact is that the consultant is able to share the experience and the knowledge that your company may not have available as well as time and personnel available for the development of a specific project. Perhaps the main advantage of the consultant is their ability, based on a ...

  • Own or outsourced logistics? Reasons and criteria for decision

    10 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    Despite the current trend towards outsourcing of logistics activities, we see many situations in which the case was mishandled, delayed positive results to be obtained or resulted in complete failure. With the strong increase competitiveness, outsourcing happens to involve a wide range of logistics activities, beyond the carriage of cargoes which initially was the most outsourced ...

  • Logistics. One of Thinking Differently

    9 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    In this decade, the role of logistics in business increased both in scope and in strategic importance. Integration of the supply chain, rapid response, inventory management with Kanban, philosophy Just-in-Time not only revolutionized the way companies manage their logistics activities, but also how they manage their entire business. The logistics strategic influence in product design, partnerships, ...

  • The future of logistics technology

    8 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    The progress of the production of human products can be divided into three waves or significant changes. The first wave was agrarian, marked by the abandonment of hunting and the "scoop the ground" with the development of agriculture. This period lasted for about 4,000 years. The storage at this time was critical for the distribution of agricultural products, ...

  • Brazil falls 20 ranking positions in logistics World Bank

    7 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    Report published every two years shows the country behind other BRIC nations The World Bank announced on 20 March, Connecting to Compete 2014 report: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, which lists the efficiency of the transport systems of 160 countries based on factors such as customs procedures, quality of infrastructure, and commitment tracking with deadlines.

  • The new challenges of distribution centers

    4 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    Introduction The attraction and retention of professionals by compliance with legal requirements, through constant pressure for productivity, managing a distribution center in the current business scenario is an increasingly challenging issue. What is the real productive capacity of my distribution center (DC)? And how to increase it when there is a shortage of professionals in the market? ...

  • Infrastructure and logistics competitiveness

    3 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    For many decades, Brazil is seen as a developing country, but the status of developed nation has always been an elusive goal, an almost unattainable promise future. Meanwhile, our country was positioned against the grain in several strategic sectors, such as transportation infrastructure. First, we opt for the priority rodoviarismo, leaving aside, arguably the most efficient railroad to ...

  • Globalization and complexity in supply chains

    1 de July de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    In a not too distant past, certain business practices that led to logistics to reach the level it is today appeared. Some of them remain, but others have emerged that are creating new trends in the supply chain, taking it to different directions of current. This article aims to show what these business trends and what consequences will ...

  • The value of outsourcing logistics

    30 de June de 2014, by , Posted in News, Comments Off

    The reason for the existence of outsourcing is economically viable acquisition and short-term expertise and access to the use of the assets and technology to perform the services, benefits and cost-sharing. As in other segments, the increased complexity of operations and resources challenges the ability of the contractor to account effectively service through investment in resources and management, ...