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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

The first thing that must be acknowledged is that when a nefarious leader, like Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, are hellbent on committing atrocities, little can be done to stop them. Al-Assad deliberately used starvation as a military tactic in Syria’s on-going civil war.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

And the true secret sauce to excellence is to fold in systems thinking and organizational learning. I’m sure of this: achieving antifragility in a time of polycrisis cannot be done with outdated, manual systems and processes. A McKinsey study found that 90% of supply chain leaders expected to transform their planning systems.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Eric masterfully elucidates how AI augments ERP systems, revolutionizing data-driven decision-making within supply chains. His insights help bridge the gap between theory and practice, enabling businesses to harness the potential of AI for superior outcomes.

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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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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Over the last six years, several countries significantly improved their CPI score, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the United Kingdom, while several countries declined, including Syria, Yemen and Australia. Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively. Source: GAN Integrity Co. Media Type.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

While the system often brings heavy rainfall to the Southern US and Mexico, this can result in drought in other regions such as Australia, Indonesia, parts of southern Asia, and Central and West Africa. These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

The world’s food systems are uneven, fragile, and only becoming more fragile with the climate crisis.”[2] In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. … This has forced everyone to recognize the fragility of global food systems.”[3]

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