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In Memoriam: Colin Luther Powell

Enterra Insights

Former Secretary of State; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; former National Security Advisor; former Four-Star General; and reluctant warrior Colin Luther Powell passed away yesterday at the age of 84 — may he rest in peace as his tour of duty ends and taps are played. ”[1].

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Looking Ahead: Ukraine Reconstruction

Enterra Insights

Among those organizations are: The Open Society Foundations; the German Marshall Fund of the United States; the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS); the World Bank; the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); the Atlantic Council; Deloitte; the Brookings Institution; the European Commission; and the RAND Corporation.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States). According to this year’s UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper U.S.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Because it allows for quicker connections between the East and West coasts, cutting the distance traveled by ship by nearly 13,000 km (from 21,000 km to 8,000 km), the Panama Canal is of particular strategic importance to the United States. But in 1903, the United States-backed Panamanian revolution led to the country's independence.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The Netherlands secured first place based on the results from the large-scale survey among logistics decision-makers within manufacturing and retail companies in Germany. Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Holy See (Vatican City State). United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan.

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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. Companies competing globally not only have to secure orders from customers but also have to fulfil them optimally. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands.