Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Around 600 million people who depend, at least partially, on aquatic food systems for a living are suffering the effects of pollution, ecosystem degradation, unsustainable practices and climate change.” Great civilizations have effectively employed irrigation techniques and leveraged water distribution systems (e.g.,
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 28, 2022
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. Setting up war rooms.
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Supply Chain View from the Field
MARCH 13, 2015
Haiti grew all of its own rice, until the World Bank told them to take the tariff off – and once they removed the tariff – they could buy it cheaper from the US and Vietnam than they could grow it in the country. The problem became poverty was increased in Haiti, because they lost the income they had enjoyed from growing rice.
Kinaxis
JUNE 26, 2017
Practices such as supply chain segmentation, inventory target setting, and smoothing of production and distribution schedules and bringing consistency and repeatability into them, are all ways to build shock absorbers into the supply chain systems. All in all Peter’s message was to “expect the unexpected, and be prepared”.
Elementum
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Its rapid development from a tropical cone into a weather system the size of Texas continues to be a cause for concern. The weather system has already claimed two lives and injured at least another two people. Here’s what we know: (click to zoom). STORM STATUS.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
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. Having the best tools and systems at your disposal is key to weathering the storm (bad pun intended).
Elementum
OCTOBER 27, 2021
World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake. Today, it’s a real-time communication and collaboration system linking people on the front lines with a centralized leadership team. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.
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