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Rethinking Defense Supply Chains with Network-Based Command Centers

The Network Effect

Traditional systems—many of which were designed decades ago—struggle to meet today’s operational demands. The Shift to Network-Based Supply Chains Unlike traditional systems built around static, siloed architectures, modern supply chain platforms are designed from the ground up to be network-centric.

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Trump Unveils New Tariff Rates, Including 50% Levy on Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

Trump on July 9 also said he would levy a 30% rate on Algeria, Libya, Iraq and Sri Lanka, with 25% duties on products from Brunei and Moldova and a 20% rate on goods from the Philippines. This Trial should not be taking place. It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!” Trump wrote in the letter. billion of goods to the U.S.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S. a “Control Tower” solution).

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Different Strokes for Different Folks (to Yield Better Results?)?

Supply Chain Shaman

The systems which we have today stalled in the late 1990’s with the evolution of extended ERP (Advanced Planning Systems bolted to Enterprise Resource Planning in applications like SAP APO and Oracle SCP) and extensive vendor consolidation of best-of-breed providers. The approach is limiting. They are just too inflexible.

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An Observation on Corporate and Societal Resiliency and the Strength of the Human Spirit

Enterra Insights

However, during last week’s trip, even though the focus covered the same areas of business concern and system resiliency as the original trip, it was vastly different where Ukraine was concerned. This was the same ensemble of people that I encountered in the Middle East and in Iraq during the Iraq War.

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Five Hidden Skills that Military Veterans Bring to Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

Logistics for the US Military is largely moving people, ammunition, equipment and weapons systems from one country to another country as fast and efficiently as possible to give the military commander on the ground the most effective forces possible in the shortest time possible. This is essentially a force-on-force game.

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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

Talking Logistics

He then led the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) for Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) in Iraq and Kuwait. Prior to joining the Black Belt team, he was the General Manager of Transplace International where responsibilities included systems integration, process implementation, and P&L management.