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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

2015 – Nepal earthquake, 7.8 They may be too busy looking at constraint challenges or alternate sources of supply. It would be easy to talk climate change and the causes behind them but that would be irrelevant to this discussion. Let’s just look at some events: 2017 – Hurricane Irma (plus others).

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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

Nations and business leaders are realizing there must be an avenue for the basics to be sourced and produced within their own geographical reach. . For example, consider sourcing only commoditized items globally, and essential items and critical supplies closer to home.

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Sustainability, Consumption and Realistic Expectations

QAD

Source: The Globe and Mail. Nepal created the least at.007 007 metric tons per capita, but Nepal has little manufacturing, and much of that is agrarian. . And it’s not just a US problem. Several studies show that Australia has the largest home sizes in the world, as shown by the graph below. Sustainable Manufacturing.

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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

RSF calculates each country’s Freedom of the Press score based on two sources: 1) quantitative research 2) journalist survey responses. The second source, the journalist survey is completed by at least 5 journalists in every country. Six countries decreased their risk level, this includes: Honduras, Indonesia, Nepal and Ukraine.

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SCRC Meeting Themes Emphasize That Building a Supply Chain Risk Capability is a Multi-Dimensional Journey

Supply Chain View from the Field

Specifically, we have been working on a risk project with a large manufacturing partner, focused on utilizing Structured Analytical Techniques to identify sources of risk, including tools such as Alternative Competing Hypotheses, Scenario Analysis, Sensemaking Diagrams, and Bayesian modeling approaches. In his new role.

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Sustainability, Consumption and Realistic Expectations

QAD

Source: The Globe and Mail. Nepal created the least at.007 007 metric tons per capita, but Nepal has little manufacturing, and much of that is agrarian. . And it’s not just a US problem. Several studies show that Australia has the largest home sizes in the world, as shown by the graph below. Sustainable Manufacturing.

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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

Many OEM’s use labor organizations to source laborers because it is cheaper and more efficient; however, by doing so they run the risk of employing forced laborers in the process. Often, these workers are subjected to terrible living conditions and malnourishment, with no compensation.