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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Currently, Hurricane Irma is monitored north of Cuba, where mandatory evacuations were ordered, and is forecast to hit Florida. Miami grocery shoppers hoard food in preparation for Hurricane Irma. In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. Kako Escalona via Shutterstock.

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Modern Slavery in Today’s Supply Chains

Kinaxis

In the clothes on your back , the shoes on your feet, the food that you eat, and even the computer, tablet or smartphone you’re likely reading this blog on. The sad reality is that slavery, in all its unpleasant forms, exists much closer to home and in much greater numbers than I ever expected. Traces of it can be found virtually everywhere.

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Biobased Economy Continues to Grow: USDA Secretary Announces NC State-Duke Study Results on Monday

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Department of Agriculture, he is working toward opening Cuba to American agriculture exports and aiding economic development in small towns. Vilsack also leads the President’s Rural Task Force, coordinating White House efforts to fight heroin use in rural communities. As head of the U.S.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

In that same year, they launched World Central Kitchen , a non-profit with the mission to use food to empower communities and strengthen economies. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake.

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Ian for Multi-Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

This storm had previously brought destruction and severe flooding among Caribbean regions to include Puerto Rico, Cuba , and other island nations, and rapidly grew to be a Category Four hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The industry supply chain implications reflect on a number of dimensions.

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Remembering 9/11

Talking Logistics

We may have prevented dirty bombs from entering the country, but not lead-tainted toys and food contaminated with melamine (among many other examples). He had just arrived from Cuba, and having grown up on a farm, seeing those tall buildings rise from the ground was simply amazing. I don’t think so. Some things never change.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

We may have prevented dirty bombs from entering the country, but not lead-tainted toys and food contaminated with melamine (among many other examples). He had just arrived from Cuba, and having grown up on a farm, seeing those tall buildings rise from the ground was simply amazing. I don’t think so. Some things never change.