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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

My first thank-you note is to the United States military. While we all need to thank-you for helping us to remain free and safe within our borders, for the supply chain leader, it is great to see that something good came out of the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. References are happier and the costs are lower.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

They are referred to as "dry canals" because they serve the same purpose as "regular canals," which implies that they are relatively brief overland infrastructures of pipelines, roads, and rails that connect two ports where goods is transshipped. But in 1903, the United States-backed Panamanian revolution led to the country's independence.

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Mind Map for Order Management 2.0

Supply Chain Movement

Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Velocity’ refers to faster front/ back-office processes, physical execution and financial processes. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Isle of Man.