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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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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Polycrisis” was the talk of Davos at the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum, which defines it as “…a term used to describe the current global situation, where multiple complex, interconnected crises are occurring simultaneously.” And the true secret sauce to excellence is to fold in systems thinking and organizational learning.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. Transforming food systems that were designed to tackle problems of the last century into ones that meet 21st-century needs will be key. Poverty was falling, lifespans increasing. Then suddenly, wham!

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

person, if I’m driving through Switzerland and my rental car is running out of gas, I have to drive past the gas stations that are owned by Syria. Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba? But I have to tell you, the Treasury Department controls the actions of a U.S. I can’t stop at a Syrian-owned gas station and fill up my car.

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2023 Sanctions Trends

Exiger Perspectives

Examples include using machine learning and AI-enabled software to reduce false positives, and leveraging trained resources provided by trusted third parties to effectively and sustainably manage sanctions risk and enable other internal financial crime teams to meet their own obligations.

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Which Industries Could Be Impacted by the Israel-Hamas Crisis?

Resilinc

Bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, the State of Israel is connected to even more countries through the global supply chain. Chevron, one of the largest oil companies in the world, has stopped production at its offshore Tamar natural gas field, which meets 70% of Israel’s energy needs for power generation.