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Why Commercial Drone Is NOT the Future of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Since the early December 2013, Amazon Prime Air, a program which aims to utilize a whole fleet of drones to make a delivery within 30 minutes, has been capturing the news headlines. On 2 Dec 2013, a twitter user named @QuantumPirate tweeted the above photo about drone delivery and it get almost 10k retweet to date!

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Carbon footprinting: An inside perspective on CDP disclosure

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.   Every year CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) invites firms around the world to respond to a comprehensive questionnaire about their risks and opportunities related to climate change, in their own firm as well as their supply chains.     [1] CDP: Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013. [2]

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America Needs a Tune-up for Its Innovation Engine

Enterra Insights

”[2] When the Index was first published, in 2013, the U.S. 2] Michelle Jamrisko, Alex Tanzi and Wei Lu, “ South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. dropped out of a top 10 that features a cluster of European countries.”[2] held the top spot. It’s not only the loss of U.S. national security.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. billion in annual sales across 500 stores.

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White House Unveils Supply Chain Report

Enterra Insights

Faced with computer chip shortages and other supply chain issues, on 24 February, President Biden signed E.O. 14017, directing a whole-of-government review to assess vulnerabilities in, and strengthening the resilience of, critical supply chains. ”[2] Below are some of the major findings from departmental reviews.

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Global Trade and Decoupling from China

Enterra Insights

percent in 2013). Apart from China, it includes Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and 10 Southeast Asian nations, from Indonesia and Vietnam to Thailand and Singapore. 3] Lizzie O’Leary, “ The Modern Supply Chain Is Snapping ,” The Atlantic, 19 March 2020. [4] As a result of these negotiations, U.S.

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All The News You Need To Know 3/8/18

Freight Plus

Over the last two decades employment in the domestic steel industry has shrunk by 35 percent, while the aluminum industry shed nearly 60 percent of its jobs between 2013 and 2016. Mexico, South Korea and Japan, as well as North Atlantic Treaty Organization members such as Germany and Turkey, stand to be among the.