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Profiles in Leadership: Chef José Andrés

Enterra Insights

Furdyk says it all began with a phone call: “ As Andrés told Fast Company, Manolo Vílchez, head of a Spain-based solar-powered-stove company, was planning a humanitarian trip to Haiti to distribute solar-powered cooking equipment to citizens in the aftermath of an earthquake, and invited Andrés to join him. Establishing their values.

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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

Elementum

World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake. However, most decisions must be made with imperfect information. Collect as much information as you have available at the time, and make a decision. Then, evaluate the decision as you collect new information. For how many days?

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Companies effected: Information on what companies have been affected is very limited as of this writing. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands. Photo via NASA.

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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

It is about having the latest information at the finger tips to decide on whether to act and how to act. All in all Peter’s message was to “expect the unexpected, and be prepared”. An audience member made a very apt observation that why all the macro factors were to do with negative events.

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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. Every Dell laptop now carries the words, "100% recycled plastics, 25% from oceans" with a URL link for more information. At Dell, they are taking those words an extra mile by transforming ocean trash into laptops.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. French Southern Territories.