Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 12, 2023
With households in emerging economies spending an average of 25% of their budgets on food — up to 40% in sub-Saharan Africa and 60% in Haiti — rising inflation is placing families in a desperate situation and perpetuating the cycle of generational poverty, especially the cycle of rural poverty.”
Elementum
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Companies may also consider sourcing its supplies from manufacturers located in countries with lowest risk of disasters. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.
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Supply Chain View from the Field
MARCH 13, 2015
We have another 100M metric tons from animal sources. Haiti grew all of its own rice, until the World Bank told them to take the tariff off – and once they removed the tariff – they could buy it cheaper from the US and Vietnam than they could grow it in the country.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
by Joe Cannata With Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic Coast in over 10 years that has already brought severe damage to Haiti, the Bahamas and several Southeastern U.S. states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given.
Elementum
OCTOBER 27, 2021
A Source of Inspiration In the constant chaos that is supply chains these days, it’s often difficult to find good news. One consistent source of inspiration over the last few years has been the humanitarian work being done by José Andrés. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
2010 – Haiti earthquake. They may be too busy looking at constraint challenges or alternate sources of supply. The year seems to be interchangeable, just looking to get wildfires on the list.). 2013 – Massive tornado packing 200 mph winds in the Oklahoma City area. See 2014 side note). 2012 – Hurricane Sandy. I’ll stop there.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 10, 2014
For the true DIYer, open-source projects such as RepRap allow hackers to build their own machines using filament to print in materials such as plastic and metal. Many of these kind souls make their designs open-source and free for public use. The Third Dimension: The Advantages and Disadvantages to Printing in 3D.
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