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Supply Chains and the Circular Economy, Part 1

Enterra Insights

In the meantime, people are beginning to realize that commodity shortages could persist if global supply chains don’t fully engage in a circular economy. In the first installment of this two-part article, I want to lay the groundwork for why circular supply chains are a good idea — even if they are difficult to implement.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 1

Enterra Insights

At the same time, many people cling to the romantic image of a farmer as a person with modest education, who refers to the Old Farmer’s Almanac for weather information, and is too busy tending to fields and flocks to worry about global events. 3] Staff, “ Digital disruption on the farm ,” The Economist, 24 May 2014. [4] ”[4].

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. As a part of this due diligence, I interviewed the Company, participated in briefings, and talked to references and employees to write this article. The Company’s revenue forecast for February 2020 is $335M.

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

Christopher Marquis ( @CMarquisCornell ), a Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, explains, “People are increasingly expecting and calling on businesses to uphold higher social and environmental standards.”[1] Currently, environmentalists are hoping to restrict global warming to less than 1.5

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

Talking Logistics

and global trade dominated the news this week, so let’s take a look. WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first global trade deal ( Reuters ). In Home Depot’s case, as discussed in more detail in the WSJ article, the company is working to enable both same-day shipping and same-day delivery. UPS and FedEx.

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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

In February 2016, it was $29.69. In February 2014, the price was $103.40. This has happened due to both complexity and globalization. I laughed when I read a recent article by the new CTO of JDA. Also, the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is on September 4 th -7 th in Philadelphia, PA. It sounds nice.

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Congratulations to UCLA Anderson MFE Class of 2013 - UCLA.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. BIT Global Research Network. Ravi Mattu, managing director and global head of analytics at PIMCO, gave the commencement address to the students and guests. Global MBA for Asia Pacific.