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

Enterra Insights

This trip added a very human dimension because of the suffering of millions of displaced Ukrainians, the insecurity of people living next to Ukraine, and the incredible outpouring of kindness and support from Ukraine’s neighbors – in particular, Poland, the United States, Canada, and others.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

With record-breaking wildfires scorching millions of acres in North America—particularly in Canada, where over 42 million acres were burned in 2023 —the impact on logistics, transportation networks, and overall business operations has the potential to be significant.

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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. and Canada has been another driving force for shippers to pay more attention to packaging.

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The Weight of Memory

Tailwind

It was said that the Vietnam War was the first war that came into people’s living rooms, and for a young boy living in a northern city in Canada it was like the world came crashing through the door. November 11 th is Remembrance Day in Canada. I am deeply passionate, sometimes too much so, about our wars.

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The Supply Chain Impacts of the Russian Attack on the Ukraine

NC State SCRC

The US gets the vast majority of its imported crude oil from Canada (4 million barrels per day), Mexico (492,000 barrels per day) and Middle East oil giants like Saudi Arabia and Iraq (a combined 695,000 barrels per day). Russia holds about 12 per cent of the world’s oil supply and 17 per cent of its natural gas.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of.