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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

The focus of these shows is watching contestants’ search for food and seeing how they deal with the hunger that ultimately results when such efforts prove fruitless. Savage notes that 2022 “was the fourth year in a row that the number in urgent need of food aid has risen.” ”[4] University academics, Thomas S.

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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging. The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. About 73% of the aluminum cans in the US come from recycled scrap. What’s Next?

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis? The result of this cocktail is an unfortunate reduction in global agri-food production, export, and rapidly increasing agri-food commodity prices. Are our agri-food supply chains in crisis? Do we need to relook at how we organise our agri-food supply chains?

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Food Supply Chain Issues

Elementum

The global food supply chain has grown exponentially over the last few decades, creating complexity and challenges that translate into empty store shelves and a lack of basic provisions. Today, we will look at the importance of supply chain management in food production and some solutions to prevent further crises.

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Home Delivery: What Can We Learn from Europe?

Logistics Viewpoints

We decided to survey over 5,000 consumers across Europe to gauge their sentiments around home delivery. The post Home Delivery: What Can We Learn from Europe? If you think that being better than most when it comes to delivery performance is an “OK” strategy, the survey results are clear: consumers don’t agree.

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The Critical Intersection of Humanitarian Logistics and Food Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The devastating consequences of the pandemic, combined with the current geopolitical uncertainties and natural calamities, have highlighted the unprecedented economic and accessibility repercussions for both food-importing and exporting nations. In the UAE, there have been multiple initiatives taken to strengthen food security.

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A War in the Middle of Europe

SCM Research

The world is shocked by the Putin regime’s war of aggression against Ukraine – a war in the middle of Europe. The effects of this war on food supply chains could be particularly dramatic. It almost seems to me that our species has climbed back into the trees. High-tech products also depend on raw materials (e.g.,

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