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Global Value Chains

Remembering D-Day: A Logistics Miracle

The rise of e-commerce has made last-mile delivery crucial. This article explores challenges like traffic and cost and then highlights innovations like underground cargo systems and AI-powered solutions. It concludes by discussing sustainability efforts and predicts continued advancements in last-mile logistics.
Global Value Chains

Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Supply chains were disrupted by the pandemic, but they adapted. Now, agility is key to success. This article explores what agility means in logistics and how businesses can achieve it through tech, data analysis, and diversification.
Global Value Chains

The Rise of the Agile Supply Chain

The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains. The article argues that agility is now essential for success. It explores agility and how companies can achieve it through digital transformation, risk management, and other strategies.
Global Value Chains

The Supply Chain’s Groundhog Day Experience

This article compares ongoing supply chain challenges to the movie Groundhog Day. Like the movie's main character, supply chain professionals are stuck in a loop of recurring problems like COVID disruptions, dependence on China, labor shortages, and inflation. However, there are solutions. Building agile and resilient supply chains, shifting to "just-in-case" models, diversifying suppliers, and using automation are ways to break free from this loop and ensure future success.
Global Value Chains

Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity

This article discusses the looming global water crisis driven by climate change, population growth, and uneven distribution. It emphasizes the risks to businesses and calls for a multi-pronged approach involving governments, industries, and NGOs to manage water more efficiently and sustainably.
Global Value Chains

High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

In this article, we discuss maritime security threats, including piracy, territorial disputes, and terrorist attacks. The author argues for international cooperation and investment in naval forces to combat these threats. They also discuss how companies can use technology to make their supply chains more resilient.
Peace and Stability Operations

Global Trends 2025

The National Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2025" report predicts a future with resource scarcity, nuclear proliferation, and regional instability. It emphasizes potential dangers but acknowledges they're not inevitable. The report aims to stimulate strategic thinking for a more positive future.
Peace and Stability Operations

Irregular Warfare gets an Upgrade

In this article, we discuss a new Pentagon policy prioritizing "irregular warfare" - battling insurgents and terrorists - alongside traditional combat. The shift is driven by recent conflicts and aims to prepare for future ones. The policy emphasizes training local forces, international cooperation, and special operations. Resources will be directed towards these areas.