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The Aftermath of Hurricane Ian for Multi-Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

This storm had previously brought destruction and severe flooding among Caribbean regions to include Puerto Rico, Cuba , and other island nations, and rapidly grew to be a Category Four hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. with initial damage estimates ranging from $65 billion to $100 billion.

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Record High Drug Shortages in the U.S.- Same Dysfunctional Problem

Supply Chain Matters

Dayen cites a specific instance as far back as 2018 when shortages of sodium chloride IV’s , half of which was sourced in Puerto Rico, led to delays in critical hospital surgeries and emergency medical procedure’s. Mitigation and prevention tools, such as buffer inventory and capacity, are also essential supply strategies.”

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Synovos Team Members Earn Certified Reliability Leader Recognition

Synovos

The CRL program, designed by Reliability Web, is one of its core offerings and is intended to create generations of leaders focused on delivering value to a company’s economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility. Synovos provides services globally with locations in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Singapore.

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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

My father had been pushing me in that direction for some time due to my less than sustainable lifestyle. My wingman in basic training was a gay, red-headed man from Puerto Rico who told me my Spanish needed help (which it did!). For several months, I had been tossing around the idea of joining the military.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

The common theme of the last year-and-a-half has been how to redesign supply chains for greater sustainability and resilience,” said Vakil. There’s already some of that in Puerto Rico and Brazil.”. To support “Buy American,” buy Pan American. You could move a lot of the downstream manufacturing to Latin America,” said Rogers.

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Logility

“This past year also heightened the importance of a resilient, agile enterprise that champions corporate social responsibility and sustainability,” continued Dow. Our commitment to enabling our customers to create sustainable supply chains that improve lives and the world we live in is at the core of our brand promise. Logility, Inc.,

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4