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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Unrest in Sudan. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. Order cycles–the requested time from order to delivery–decreased while supply cycles –the time to procure materials– increased. Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. Shift in cycles.

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

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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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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. Governments and businesses should proactively disclose relevant public interest information in open data formats. South Sudan. This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank highest with a score of 89 and 88 respectively. Source: GAN Integrity Co.