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World Food Day 2023

Enterra Insights

of water is fresh, suitable for drinking, agriculture, and most industrial uses. Water 2] Stephen DeAngelis, “ Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity ,” Enterra Insights, 18 July 2023. [3] The FAO staff notes, “Water is essential to life on Earth. ” How critical is today’s water situation?

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Q: Food vs Fuel? A: Wrong question…We need more efficient markets!

Supply Chain View from the Field

He has been working in the industry for over 25 years, and we had an opportunity to share thoughts on the “food vs. fuel” debate. The problem became poverty was increased in Haiti, because they lost the income they had enjoyed from growing rice.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Additionally, the Cuban government has started the closure of its nickel industry as the hurricane nears the country’s coastal areas.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

Macroeconomic factors driving supply chain volatility: In a panel discussion on the topic of macroeconomic factors, Peter Roerig of Royal FrieslandCampina talked about the trends/events impacting the dairy supply chain, though these have broader implications to other industries as well.

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A Lesson From Dell: Ocean Trash & Your Supply Chain

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The company started the project in 2016 by collecting plastic waste on the beaches in Haiti. At Dell, they are taking those words an extra mile by transforming ocean trash into laptops. Dell's new supply chain has a duo feature, both removing waste from the oceans and preventing more trash from entering their waters.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

by Joe Cannata With Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic Coast in over 10 years that has already brought severe damage to Haiti, the Bahamas and several Southeastern U.S. of east coast and Gulf of Mexico imports in September, according to an article from the Business Information Industry Association.

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

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World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake. In the supply chain industry, we like to say we can’t predict the next black swan event. While Andrés’ business accomplishments are impressive to say the least, it’s his humanitarian efforts that have really become an inspiration.