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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees.

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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

NC State SCRC

This year, as in the past five years, our supply chain index contributed to the overall ranking of firms in the top 250 best managed companies , as ranked by the Drucker Institute. However, during our current state of supply chain shortages, there are definitely some benefits to owning your own supply chains!

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So why does this matter for supply chain professionals? A quiet, but powerful story across supply chains this year has been the stability of fuel prices despite geopolitical turmoil. Rail Capacity. With around 30,000 gallons of capacity, each car equates to roughly 700 barrels of oil. Oil and Gas Oil Boom'

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstrong (Supply Chain Movement). What is the strategy of the company/supply chain: operational excellence, product leadership or customer intimacy? I am responsible for operations in Turkey.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

We are privileged to be tackling problems from the biggest canals to supply chains that extend to Mars. The startup and operation ultimately become the manifestation of the team’s existing skill sets and output capacity. Trips to places like Iraq made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

We are privileged to be tackling problems from the biggest canals to supply chains that extend to Mars. The startup and operation ultimately become the manifestation of the team’s existing skill sets and output capacity. The world’s supply chain is probably permanently damaged due to unrealistic customer expectations.