Experts available to comment on adoption of best practices, gaining business efficiencies through use of supply chain management
DALLAS--Supply chain management is one of the greatest business advances of the 20th century. Focused on driving operational efficiencies and improving collaboration and communication across—and beyond—functional silos, supply chain management has improved the way business works.
Are Latin American companies using their supply chains as a competitive differentiator? Are they adopting new-generation supply chain management solutions and techniques to improve demand-supply synchronization, improve customer service and reduce cost? Today’s new generation of supply chain management extends supply chain management, encompassing the customer’s customer, and the supplier’s supplier—delivering visibility across the extended value chain. Companies around the world are adopting new generation supply chain management to swiftly conduct root-cause analysis, determine the right actions to achieve the desired outcome, and implement corrective actions quickly. Supply chain practitioners and consultants who can speak on these issues include:
Luis Cappeletti, Gerente de Logística, Cementos Argos S.A.,
- Cementos Argos is a leading provider of cement and other lime and clay-based materials based in Colombia.
- Cappeletti can discuss multi-modal logistics challenges, dealing with increased port security, increased fuel and energy cost, differentiating a commodity, managing supply chain challenges related to exporting to the United States and how Latin American-based companies manage supply chain operations for U.S. divisions.
Antonio Boccalandro, senior vice president, Latin America, i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO)
- An executive for one of the world’s leading supply chain management solutions companies, Boccalandro is responsible for i2’s initiatives in Latin America.
- He can discuss just-in-time manufacturing models, inventory management strategies, global sourcing initiatives, supply chain planning and collaboration tools, managing logistics challenges and incorporating supply chain flexibility into a company.
To arrange an interview with any of these supply chain experts, please contact Kirsten Monberg at
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About Cementos Argos
Cementos Argos S.A., formerly Cementos del Caribe S.A., is a Colombia-based cement producer. The Company's product mix includes white and gray cement, lime, pre-fabricates, aggregates and mortar. It operates 12 cement plants in Colombia, one ready mix concrete company in Colombia, and three ready mix companies in the United States. The company also owns and manages cement plants in Venezuela, Panama, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Cementos Argos S.A exports its products to more than 18 countries worldwide.
About i2
i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible next generation solutions are designed to synchronize demand and supply across ever-changing global business networks. i2's innovative supply chain management tools and services are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 20 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com.
