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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ VUCA conditions may be intensifying, but they are not new. Wake up to the new reality that VUCA is a new norm.”[2] One answer is advanced analytics. .”

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss. Did You Know That ….

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

Ali holds a BSE & MSE from the University of Pennsylvania in Chemical Biomolecular Engineering with concentrations in Pharmaceutics & Biotechnology. Since then, he has been eliminating one global bottleneck after another, with his current focus on optimizing supply chains that extend from Silicon Valley to Mars.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

Ali holds a BSE & MSE from the University of Pennsylvania in Chemical Biomolecular Engineering with concentrations in Pharmaceutics & Biotechnology. Since then, he has been eliminating one global bottleneck after another, with his current focus on optimizing supply chains that extend from Silicon Valley to Mars.