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How Resilient Is America's Food Supply Chain?
US food supply chains face significant national security risks from climate change, weather disruptions, and heavy import dependencies. University research reveals serious structural vulnerabilities requiring advanced technology and improved decision-making from manufacturers, government, and consumers.
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Combating Malnutrition with Science
The global population is expected to reach 10.3 billion people, while climate change continues to threaten food production more and more. Scientists propose a new green revolution using alternative proteins, genetics, and artificial intelligence to address malnutrition and overcome consumer acceptance challenges.
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New Food Dye Restrictions Highlight The Growing Value Of Portfolio Optimization: Forbes Technology Council
The FDA banned Red Dye No. 3, giving companies until 2027 to phase out. This exemplifies why businesses need agility and advanced analytics to navigate regulatory changes, supply disruptions, and economic uncertainty successfully.
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Why Supply Chain Decision-making Is So Challenging
Supply chains remain broken primarily due to lack of trust and collaboration between companies and internal departments, not technology limitations. While AI advances may help, human collaboration still remains essential.
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Processed Food and the Supply Chain
The debate over processed and ultra-processed foods is overly simplistic. While some UPFs pose health risks, processing itself isn't inherently bad—it's about nutritional content and ingredients, not manufacturing methods.
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Securing Global Food Chains as the Climate Changes
Climate change threatens global food security through extreme weather, drought, and changing rainfall patterns. Agricultural yields are declining, requiring urgent climate adaptation measures, biodiversity preservation, and AI-powered supply chain optimization to prevent widespread famine by 2050.
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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?
Port congestion is blamed on finger-pointing and limited space for containers. In this article, we explore collapsible containers as a solution to create more space at ports. These containers fold up to reduce storage footprint, but their higher upfront cost is a hurdle to widespread adoption.
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Supply Chain Visibility in Foggy Times
The article explores the importance of supply chain visibility for businesses. It argues that many companies lack a holistic view of their supply chains, which hinders their ability to make informed decisions. I propose a five-step plan to improve supply chain visibility, including using standard identifiers, leveraging existing data, and building a digital twin of the supply chain.
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Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience
The article highlights the importance of supply chain resilience after disruptions like COVID-19. It argues that digital tools like big data and AI can improve risk management, forecasting, and supply chain visibility. These technologies can help businesses adapt to disruptions and become more resilient.
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The Need to be Resilient as Nations, Companies, and Individuals
This article argues that outdated risk management methods hurt businesses. It emphasizes using digital tools like predictive analytics to identify and mitigate supply chain risks and concludes that a combination of these technologies is most effective.