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In context
- Topic: Supply Chain y Logística — Cadena de suministro, distribución, inventarios y visibilidad.
- Source: Supply Chain Dive
- Published: 09/10/2026
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Why it matters
In logistics, technology pays off when it reduces uncertainty, not when it reduces paperwork. Knowing where the cargo is helps little if nothing different can be done anyway; what matters is knowing early enough to change the decision.
My reading goes through visibility upstream. Almost every company knows who its supplier is; very few know who their supplier's supplier is. And it is there, at the second tier, that the surprises which stop a production line usually live.
What usually goes wrong
The frequent mistake is optimising each link separately. Procurement negotiates a better price, production adjusts batch sizes, logistics consolidates shipments, and each hits their target while the whole becomes more fragile. The sum of local efficiencies usually produces a chain that cannot take a hit.
What to watch
- Which decisions can be made with the information available and who has authority to make them.
- How it hits transport costs and lead times, which move fast in this region.
- Where the concentration sits: one supplier, one route or one port with no replacement.
How I read this entry
I would use the story to revisit agreements with carriers and operators, which were almost always signed in a different context. Terms that were reasonable three years ago can be the most fragile point in the whole chain today, and nobody has read them since.
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