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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Geological Survey agrees that droughts are a major problem stating, “Climate change has further altered the natural pattern of droughts, making them more frequent, longer, and more severe.” Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. If that number reaches 1.5°C

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Trends 2024: Risk Management

Enterra Insights

Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[5] … In Panama, the drought is tied partly to the El Niño climate cycle, along with long-term, human-caused climate change. .”

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016.

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. Key Findings. ■

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What are the true causes of ongoing supply chain disruptions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. Hence our surprise at the findings of the global survey above. .

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How To Overcome The Current Supply Chain Disruptions As A Manufacturer

Precoro

While the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us, COVID-19's impact on manufacturing supply chains continues to reverberate the landscape. Worse, new waves of infection in China show manufacturers may not be out of the woods yet. Consequently, supply chains today are struggling to cope with sales growth.

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The Top 5 Supply Chain Megatrends of 2024

Resilinc

Geological Survey, “Climate change has further altered the natural pattern of droughts, making them more frequent, longer, and more severe.” Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. According to the U.S.