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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria. According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

When Russia invaded Ukraine, which is one of the world’s breadbasket countries, a bright light was shone on the global food supply chain. The magazine explains, “The global food supply is vulnerable to men with guns. Supply chains are disrupted and profits in private sector agricultural decline.

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

from the agreement, which has major implications for supply chains and shippers around the globe. Lawmakers would have likely passed new legislation to increase environmental scrutiny of supply chains and shippers over the next few years. So, what does that mean to both domestic and international supply chains?

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile.