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An Observation on Corporate and Societal Resiliency and the Strength of the Human Spirit

Enterra Insights

This was the same ensemble of people that I encountered in the Middle East and in Iraq during the Iraq War. The photograph accompanying this article shows some of the Ukrainian children who are enrolled in Polish schools. There were also many foreign businesspeople, such as me, doing business in Warsaw.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Analytics (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing). In the article, Mary continues, “ Old theories can survive for a while. In my opinion, the focus should have been on agility and the redefinition of analytics. This includes: Sensors coupled with data from the Internet of Things (IOT).

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. The WSJ also published an article about Sealed Air Corporation’s new iBubble Wrap. a “Control Tower” solution).

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Logistics Service Providers (LSP): 3PL vs 4PL vs 5PL

SCMDOJO

It also covers logistical IT systems and analytical services for track & trace of the status of various products’ transportation. Duhok, Iraq. A 2PL company will be based on equity, meaning that they will own the transportation vehicles. In addition, it deals with a variety of roadblocks that arise. Bibliography Callarman, S.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Let me describe the two categories highlighted in the journal article.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. At the beginning of this article, I stressed the importance of not having too many KPIs. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help.

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