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The Cost of Disaster

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For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands. Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks & Caicos islands may see the storm hit on late on Friday, September 8 or early on Saturday, September 9.

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Hurricane Irma: What We Know So Far

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Irma may also hit Cuba and the Bahamas over the weekend. The Dominican Republic should expect Irma to arrive early on Thursday, September 7, while Turks and Caicos should start seeing its effects the next day. The Florida Keys may see the hurricane approaching late on Saturday, September 9 or early on Sunday, September 10.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

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His ThinkFoodGroup has more than 30 restaurants spread across the US and the Bahamas, and he’s received countless awards including several Michelin stars. In that same year, they launched World Central Kitchen , a non-profit with the mission to use food to empower communities and strengthen economies.

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

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Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016. . >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan.

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016. . >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

With emerging ground-breaking technology, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence with thinking robots, Internet of Things by interconnectivity between machines, 3D printing and Big Data analysis delivers threats and opportunities to high-tech companies at the same time. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa.