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

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital transformation in a time of polycrisis Supply chains are no strangers to disruptions, like the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, but polycrisis is meant to describe interconnected impacts of crises with repercussions rising to a much more serious level. A survey by boom! Digital transformation is no longer optional.

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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.” In 2023, global temperatures rose 1.18°C F) above preindustrial levels. If that number reaches 1.5°C

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S. Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ISIS : Call them “The Unpredictables” (you can probably add China to the mix too).

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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for War?

Enterra Insights

Recently, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attended military exercises in the east of the country involving China and other allies such as Syria and India. “A 2021 national survey by pollster John Zogby found a plurality of Americans (46%) believed a future civil war was likely, 43% felt it was unlikely, and 11% were not sure.