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Profiles in Leadership: Chef José Andrés

Enterra Insights

“However, it’s his humanitarian efforts that can teach us a lot about supply chain management.”[1] He spent two weeks in Haiti, setting up more than a dozen solar-powered cooking setups throughout the island and teaching residents how to use them. From Something Small to Something Big.

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Hurricane Matthew: What You Need to Know

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The Flooding, high winds, and serious rainfall have killed over 280 people in Haiti, and one in Florida. Intense traffic has been reported across evacuation areas, limiting access to ports and airports. Supply Chain Strategies. Today, the Category-3 is headed for Jacksonville, Georgia, South and North Carolina.

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World Food Day 2023

Enterra Insights

With households in emerging economies spending an average of 25% of their budgets on food — up to 40% in sub-Saharan Africa and 60% in Haiti — rising inflation is placing families in a desperate situation and perpetuating the cycle of generational poverty, especially the cycle of rural poverty.”

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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. Dell's new supply chain has a duo feature, both removing waste from the oceans and preventing more trash from entering their waters. Recycling has been shown in many studies to reduce cost throughout a supply chain.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s estimate, 90% of Anguilla’s power infrastructure was damaged, 90% of government buildings damaged, and that the island suffered “significant damage to [its] main water supply. ”. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.

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[Infographic] The Power of 3D Printing in Manufacturing: An Illustrated Guide

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Editor’s Note: We love talking about and reporting on technology which effects and also makes the lives’ of manufacturing companies much better. We’ve been providing manufacturing companies and shippers with a web-based transportation management system since 1998, before web-based TMS was as prolific as it is today.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. This shift to direct selling is making itself felt on manufacturers’ supply chains and their profitability. Guadeloupe.