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Is the Metaphor of War Appropriate in a Business Setting?

Enterra Insights

Mankins and Lori Sherer, β€œ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [6] Managing nuclear operations , Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1987, p. 6] Thomas Schelling, β€œThe role of war games and exercises.” Steinbruner, & Zraket, C.

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FOCUS 2015 – Highlights From Day Two

BlueYonder

Next to the podium was John Washington, Senior Director of Global Supply Chain at Edwards Lifesciences. FOCUS 2015 wrapped up with the Customer Party at Universal Studios. I hope that all attendees enjoyed FOCUS 2015 and, from all of us at JDA, I wish everyone safe travels. Very powerful!

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air freight usage is growing slowly, with less than 1% growth in 2015 among the world’s top freight forwarders, according to Transport Intelligence. in 2015, down from 5% in 2014. In 2015, DHL Global Forwarding air freight revenue reached $5.4 In 2015, it moved 2.1 In 2015, it saw $3.8 billion dollars.

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Globalization is not dead!!

Cathy Roberson

So… the Ever Given…yeah, I know, I grew tired of seeing all of the Tweets, memes, and other social media coverage of it but I had a few journalists call me (thank you to the Washington Post, Fox News, and Business Insider btw. Article links below) and each one asked me if this was the clincher to ending globalization.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2016

Talking Logistics

β€œContrary to what many people believe, investing in employees is not dilutive to a company’s financial results and shareholder value β€” it’s actually accretive,” said Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, at the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference. Vendor Conferences (alphabetical order).

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Beyond Electric Vehicles with Tucker Perkins

The Logistics of Logistics

Tucker is the President and CEO of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) , a Washington D.C.-based Perkins joined PERC in 2015 as Chief Business Development Officer and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer before the Council named him President and CEO in 2018.

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Supply Chain Best Practices:Β Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months. Tianjin Port Explosions Disrupt the Auto Industry.