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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[2] According to McKinsey & Company analysts, there are six recognized world breadbaskets: Brazil/Argentina, United States/Canada, Northwestern Europe, Northern India, China/Southeast Asia, and Russia/Ukraine.[3] The nutritional quality of those foods can really change. The safety of those foods can change.

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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. P&G knew that it needed to improve its S&OP forecast quality, while reducing the human effort and inventory needed to meet customer service levels. Equally it poses huge supply chain planning challenges.

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World Cup Plays that Build Winning Supply Chain Teams

MIT Supply Chain

Most of the seven goals that Germany scored against Brazil had the same quality. The goal scored by Germany in the final against Argentina to win the trophy exemplifies the simple-and-direct philosophy. Strategy Amazon Argentina Brazil Dell FIFA Germany MIT CTL soccer supply chain resilience Walmart world cup'

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Chile (12); Colombia (26); Argentina (28); Ecuador (34); Bolivia (37); Paraguay (40) were little changed. Gulf countries also rank toward the top in quality of infrastructure and transport connections: UAE (1), Bahrain (5), Oman (6), Saudi Arabia (7) and Qatar (8) were top performers. Uruguay rises three places to No. 8; Kuwait was No.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Routes need to be mapped carefully in advance, taking variables like adverse weather and road quality into account. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. For P&G serving smaller, under-harvested GDM countries represents a sustainable volume growth opportunity.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

During the 1997 El Niño, droughts in Indonesia and Argentina caused mining activity to halt, raising prices of copper, zinc, and nickel. Burning rainforests in Indonesia are wreaking havoc to Southeast Asian economies and air quality, impacting numerous industries. This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Supply Chain Corporate.

Supply Chains Rock

By the end of 2008, we had completed a cumulative total of 553 initial audits; including expansion into three additional growth market countries (36 initial audits): Argentina, Malaysia and Vietnam. In 2008, IBM spent $1.5 billion inside the U.S. Christopher Sciacca. 1 comment: Puneesh. Hey, your blog on Supply Chain is really interesting.