J. C. Cole: Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms?
As predicted by the Gray Swan reports. Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms? Phi Beta Iota: The “foodshed” is not just about growing and processing food, but about transport, cleaning, packaging, and so much more. A very fragile chain.
J. C. Cole: Memorandum for the President on Near-Term Potential for Collapse of US Food Supply Chain
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 20 June 2019 Subject: Near-Term Potential for Collapse of US Food Supply Chain 1. Background. America imports 50% of their food. Of the other 50% we produce ourselves, 80% is grown in the mid-west and 20% of that is grown in California severely regionalizing it. The average …
Stephen E. Arnold: Connotate on Data Supply Chain — Could Commerce Be Ready for “Real” Intelligence Cycle?
Connotate on the Importance of a Data Supply Chain Here’s a new spin on scraping and parsing from Connotate’s blog, Web Data Insider. The recent emphasis on predictive analytics has writer Laura Teller discussing “The Data Supply Chain… and Why You Should Get One.” She reminds us that businesses now do much more with data …
Berto Jongman: Rise in Global Political Violence Challenges Supply Chains — True Cost of Predatory Capitalism Becomes Visible
Example of true cost: corruption plus public abuse = political violence = cost to predatory capitalism. Rise in global political violence challenges supply chains Supply Management, 7 May 2014 | Will Green Levels of conflict and political violence have increased in 48 countries over the past six months and created “significant challenges to supply chains”, …
DNI Directive on Supply Chain Risk Management
DNI Directive on Supply Chain Risk Management Because the Intelligence Community utilizes commercial products including those that may be manufactured abroad, it could be vulnerable to threat or compromise through its supply chain. Intelligence Community Directive 731 issued by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on December 7 establishes IC policy on “Supply Chain Risk …
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Eagle: Local Resilience: Software Defined Supply Chain + True Cost Economics?
Today’s complex global supply chains are poised to be dismantled Thanks to the growth of 3D printing, intelligent robots, and open-source hardware, tomorrow’s supply chains will be faster, smaller, cheaper, and local. Nothing exemplifies the exceptional power and scale of today’s highest performing supply chains than the simple phrase: designed in California, assembled In China. …
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