The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2014

  As the wealthiest nation with GDP  per capita at US$102,000, Qatar has been named as one of the fattest nations on earth with 33% adults obese and 17% of the population suffering from diabetes.  Source: Arabs Live Longer, Battle Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease. Alvin Tam and Christopher Tang. Saudi Arabia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The countdown is officially on for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Instead, due to the climate in Qatar, the tournament was pushed out to November and December. This, along with a host of controversies, have led many to believe that awarding Qatar with the World Cup was a blatant mistake. Now we just have to wait another 10 days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported.

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