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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. For the supply chain leader it is not a game… The stake is business continuity. Gamers do well in the world of supply chain.

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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

One day in early 2003, I was driving to my job at a local sandwich spot in Richmond, Virginia, when my truck decided to give out. In fact, one of these “stereotypical” recruits ended up being the best man at my wedding in 2014, a decade after we met. I called my boss to explain the situation and ask for a ride to the store.

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Pull Your Own Upset

Tompkins Blog

The April 2014 edition of Men’s Health magazine featured an interesting column called “Pull Your Own Upset.” I thought it would be interesting to see how these lessons learned translate to our world of supply chain. I thought it would be interesting to see how these lessons learned translate to our world of supply chain.

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Navy Awards Two Shipbuilding Contracts for New Submarines

Operations and Supply Chain Management

General Dynamics Gets Award to Build Next 10 Virginia-Class Subs, Continuing Partnership With Huntington Ingalls. WSJ – April 29, 2014 12:48 a.m. received the contract award Monday to build the next 10 Virginia-class attack submarines, continuing the work-sharing partnership with Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 28 – May 2, 2014)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s news… JDA Software Announces Industry-Leading Distribution-Centric Supply Chain Suite. Supply Chain Council to Merge with APICS. Reports 2014 First-Quarter Results. XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2014 Results. CSX oil train derails in Virginia, leaks into river (Reuters).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars ( Reuters ). XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results. For related commentary, see Do You Have a “Top 25” Supply Chain?

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Doing Business in Portugal

QAD

state of Virginia. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. The country entered recessionary territory in 2011 but by 2014, the economy was back on an even keel. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and became a member of the EU in 1986. The country is slightly smaller than the U.S. Manufacturing in Portugal.