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The Taste of Color
The FDA is phasing out petroleum-based synthetic food dyes by 2026 due to health concerns. Food companies face challenges finding natural alternatives that are stable, affordable, and maintain product appeal.
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Securing the Essential Minerals Supply Chain: Part Two
The April 2025 executive order promotes US seabed mining for critical minerals, but America lacks proper legal standing without ratifying UNCLOS while China already leads globally with five exploration sites.
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Securing the Essential Minerals Supply Chain: Part One
China dominates global essential minerals refining despite the abundance of supplies elsewhere. Recent export restrictions highlight the weaponization of this strategic dominance. Short-term alternatives remain limited; long-term solutions require significant investment in domestic processing infrastructure.
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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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Personal Dispatches: Reflections on today’s society through the lens of Fortune Magazine December 1941
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Making Manufacturing Fun for Future Generations of Workers
Industry 4.0 is the next industrial revolution driven by AI, robotics, and 3D printing. It will make manufacturing more efficient but will also eliminate some jobs. The article explores ways to attract younger workers to these jobs, including gamification and making factories more data-driven. Existing workers can also be prepared for Industry 4.0 by focusing on continuous learning, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication skills.
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Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins
Digital twins are virtual representations of physical products or processes. They use data to improve manufacturing by predicting problems, optimizing designs and processes, and creating better products. They are especially useful for complex and expensive machinery.
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Time to Reflect on Supply Chain Risk Management
The article discusses supply chain risk management and how businesses can improve resilience. It emphasizes learning from past disruptions, keeping risk management plans up-to-date, and using data and analytics to make better decisions.
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Towards a Cognitive Internet of Things
The article explores the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) where devices will be able to analyze data and act on it, without needing human intervention. This "cognitive IoT" is likened to a brain, receiving data from sensors (nervous system) and using it to take actions. Experts believe cognitive IoT will revolutionize various industries and is the next step after the current, data-collecting IoT.