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It’s Turkey Time!

Kinaxis

Well, for us folks up here in the Great White North, aka Canada, Thanksgiving will be gloriously celebrated on October 12 with family, fond memories, and in my case, a turkey dinner with all the fixings. And my oh my how I do love my turkey! Maybe for you, but certainly not for those involved in the turkey supply chain.

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The World Today Part 1: The Best Manufacturing Ecosystems Win

Enterra Insights

Even prior to early April, a casual observer of todays ever-changing geopolitical landscape might have concluded that global supply chains are shrinking and that business collaboration is waning. Enlightened business leaders know, however, that global supply chains remain important. Memory chips and DRAM come from Japan.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain of Thanksgiving

GlobalTranz

The turkey is out of the oven. per pound for turkey might seem like an expense, but that cost and bird reflects more about the supply chain’s functions than you realize. The Thanksgiving Turkey’s Plight. Frozen turkeys make up 90 percent of Thanksgiving sales, explains Chris Cunnane of Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Predictions 2020: Uncertainty Demands Resilience

ToolsGroup

It’s been an interesting decade for supply chain: just when you think things can’t get any crazier, a new extreme weather event, political drama or tech start-up pops up, disrupting entire industries. A major theme at the recent Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit was that corporate winners accelerate through economic turns.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Wishing your supply chain were strengthened rather than strangled under these conditions? There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. While the concept isn’t new, its application to supply chain is emerging, albeit without clear definition yet. A survey by boom!

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Can Supply Chain Management Fix Supply Chain Woes?

Enterra Insights

For decades, the global supply chain has been a wonder. The Economist observes, “Supply chains encompass some of the most sophisticated forms of human endeavor.”[1] 2] Yet, as a result of current supply chain snarls, many pundits believe the global supply chain is completely broken.