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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Unrest in Sudan. Companies needed quicker answers with better insights, but current organizational processes are slow, putting supply chains on the back foot. During the pandemic, companies struggled with planning systems turning off the optimizers, and using the technology as a system of record. The reason?

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. Only 7% feel that their company managed disruption well. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The winter offers no relief. Port Snarls.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

Nestle Suspends Imports from South Sudan. The Swiss brand Nestle has put a temporary suspension on coffee imports from South Sudan for its Nespresso product. Recently, the civil conflict in nearby Central Equatoria has stretched into South Sudan. million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

Nestle Suspends Imports from South Sudan. The Swiss brand Nestle has put a temporary suspension on coffee imports from South Sudan for its Nespresso product. Recently, the civil conflict in nearby Central Equatoria has stretched into South Sudan. million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

The method has been successfully utilized in Sudan , where two scenarios were tested ? The crises encountered by companies during calamities call for consistent contingency and recovery plans that provide support before, during, and after the events have run their course. the impact of drought with and without DRR interventions ?

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

Cuba was ranked 152 out of 160 countries with an LPI Score of 2.18, beating only Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, and a handful of other poorly-developed countries. The answer, according to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) , is near the bottom of the list. Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. This should put U.S.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively. Proactive disclosure of relevant data, including government budgets, company ownership, public procurement and political party finances allows journalists, civil society and affected communities to identify patterns of corrupt conduct more efficiently.