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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees. Need is clearly skyrocketing.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. 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 ). What will happen in 2016?

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. in 2015, 3.9% in 2016 and 3.1%

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Navigate the top climate change issues set to impact the supply chain in 2024. As temperatures continue to rise, the intersection of climate change and supply chain resilience demands increased attention from businesses worldwide. 2023 was the warmest year on record.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

We are privileged to be tackling problems from the biggest canals to supply chains that extend to Mars. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state. The world’s supply chain is probably permanently damaged due to unrealistic customer expectations.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

We are privileged to be tackling problems from the biggest canals to supply chains that extend to Mars. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state. The world’s supply chain is probably permanently damaged due to unrealistic customer expectations.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). meters in 2001.

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