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

Enterra Insights

However, during last week’s trip, even though the focus covered the same areas of business concern and system resiliency as the original trip, it was vastly different where Ukraine was concerned. This was the same ensemble of people that I encountered in the Middle East and in Iraq during the Iraq War.

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

NC State SCRC

Cisco Systems. This was felt most drastically in the last few years, when such events as 9/11, the war in Iraq, the West Coast port workers’ strike, and increased regulatory and customs delays brought supply chain operations to a standstill. The top companies in 2011 included the following: Microsoft. Johnson and Johnson.

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Looking Ahead: Ukraine Reconstruction

Enterra Insights

They explain, “As waste in Afghanistan and Iraq showed, reconstruction may fail if donors lack coherent strategies or projects are not sustainable or are prone to corruption. ” Recently, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, fired government officials over corruption charges.

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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

Make no mistake, coronavirus is a real threat, as are many other illnesses, especially on the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. At scale, it is why people retaliate against leaders and governments to gain certain freedoms. Of course not. It’s not human nature to be comfortable “locked up in a cage”.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

Landstar System Inc. Cisco Systems Inc. This was felt most drastically in the last few years, when such events as 9/11, the war in Iraq, the West Coast port workers’ strike, and increased regulatory and customs delays brought supply chain operations to a standstill. Southwestern Energy Co. On Semiconductor Corp. Apple Inc.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. Potential for closure or interruption.

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