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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Although the virological, medical and epidemiological problems are obviously very complex, medical scientists - and politicians - should not be making risk management and logistical decisions if they do not have the expertise. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. The plans were not connected to anything.

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Business, Interrupted: Peeling Back the Layers of Supply Chain Resilience

Castellan

Take, for example, industry response after the devastating earthquake and tsunami affected Japan in 2011. That also includes considerations and planning for transportation, logistics, strategies, customer communications, and more. Have contingencies when supply chains fail—from logistics to transportation to raw materials.

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Work like an Egyptian…

Plan B Consulting

There had been floods, fires, numerous power blackouts, strikes and of course the revolution in 2011 which caused the plant to be shut down for several days. When conducting the interviews, I was surprised by the number of incidents they had successfully dealt with. Almost everything you could possibly have gone through they have weathered.

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Work like an Egyptian…

Plan B Consulting

There had been floods, fires, numerous power blackouts, strikes and of course the revolution in 2011 which caused the plant to be shut down for several days. When conducting the interviews, I was surprised by the number of incidents they had successfully dealt with. Almost everything you could possibly have gone through they have weathered.

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How Companies Leverage Data to Sell Coffee

Pure Storage

From 2011 to 2022, Keurig users grew from 7 million to 38 million. AI is also used to power logistics to minimize transportation costs and reduce the amount of waste. In 2022, the average cup of coffee in the U.S. cost about $4.90, but the average American is willing to pay more than that for specialty drinks.

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How to Mitigate the Effects of Floods on Your Supply Chain

everbridge

In 2011, when extreme flooding crippled factories in Thailand, the country’s central bank estimated that the supply-chain disruptions lowered Thailand’s GDP growth rate by 76 percent, dropping it from the forecasted 4.1 When floods are especially severe or hit key manufacturing or shipping regions, the effects can be widespread.