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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Unrest in Sudan. Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. The winter offers no relief. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

Nestle Suspends Imports from South Sudan. The Swiss brand Nestle has put a temporary suspension on coffee imports from South Sudan for its Nespresso product. Recently, the civil conflict in nearby Central Equatoria has stretched into South Sudan. million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers.

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

Nestle Suspends Imports from South Sudan. The Swiss brand Nestle has put a temporary suspension on coffee imports from South Sudan for its Nespresso product. Recently, the civil conflict in nearby Central Equatoria has stretched into South Sudan. million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

The method has been successfully utilized in Sudan , where two scenarios were tested ? Still, the advantages of investing in DRR often outweigh the costs, given that it prepares an organization for a wide array of natural hazards while keeping business operations fully intact. the impact of drought with and without DRR interventions ?

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

Cuba was ranked 152 out of 160 countries with an LPI Score of 2.18, beating only Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, and a handful of other poorly-developed countries. The answer, according to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) , is near the bottom of the list. Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data.

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

Perhaps these are premature obituaries, but there is no doubt that the China-Africa trade is a significant phenomenon to reckon with and will have global economic implications in the years to come.

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