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An Observation on Corporate and Societal Resiliency and the Strength of the Human Spirit

Enterra Insights

Initially, when I was in Zurich and Geneva, I had meetings with colleagues during which they described how more than 11,000 Swiss families have registered to accept Ukrainian refugees and that the sheer number of refugees coming from Ukraine is daunting and how the U.S.

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

NC State SCRC

In effect the team must educate themselves through a detailed analysis of the marketplace and identify how best to meet the forecasted demand (generated by the spend analysis and interviews with stakeholders) given the market conditions that will occur in the next year.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

Because Turkey is not part of the European Union, importing products is very difficult because the government wants to support local production. However, we built the factory there for the high tax incentives offered by the government in that region. Who do you like to meet for exchange of knowledge?

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Remembering 9/11

Enterra Insights

The events of 9/11 led America to attack Afghanistan, where a Taliban government friendly to terrorists played host to those who planned attacks against American. Eventually, I would meet both Barnett and Hayes and they would become part of the Enterra Team. The conflict in Afghanistan became America’s longest war.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S. Take all of these factors, and toss in a U.S. a “Control Tower” solution).

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

At scale, it is why people retaliate against leaders and governments to gain certain freedoms. Regardless of the coronavirus scare, Tokyo subways were still full, offices at Toranomon Hills were still operating, and I made it down to Yokohama for my multiple meetings. Of course not.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

In effect the team must educate themselves through a detailed analysis of the marketplace and identify how best to meet the forecasted demand (generated by the spend analysis and interviews with stakeholders) given the market conditions that will occur in the next year. The data can be collected in a number of ways.