The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 20, 2022
Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones across Africa. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. Shortages of baby formula began to take effect last summer amid supply chain disruptions, product recalls, and inflation.
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Enterra Insights
JULY 26, 2018
De Bernardini writes, “The use of drones has already significantly modified the supply chain in areas and markets where transportation was a critical bottleneck. One of the best examples is the delivery of blood bags in some areas of Africa. … Something similar is happening with self-driving vehicles. Blockchain.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 24, 2023
.” Climate Change Supply chain journalist Sean Ashcroft writes, “For those who manage risk in supply chains, climate change is becoming a weightier problem by the minute. … A Harvard Business Review study suggests just 11% of suppliers are fully prepared for weather-related disruption.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The scale of supply chain disruptions has reached new heights in recent months.”[1] 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.’ Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 2, 2023
From the United States to China, from Europe to Latin America, and from Africa to Australia, the world is too interconnected and interdependent to allow someone to stay aside and at the same time to feel safe when such a battle continues.” 3] Henry Kissinger, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy , Penguin Random House, 5 July 2022.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 2, 2022
World Food Program (WFP) works, acute hunger is projected to increase by an additional 47 million people, from 276 million to 323 million — this is a staggering 17% jump, with the steepest rises in sub-Saharan Africa.” War and its consequences — like food insecurity, supply chain disruptions or migration — are no longer localized.
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