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Uncertainty, tempo, and the OODA loop
We live in a rapidly evolving world. Our supply chains need a framework to help us evolve along with it.
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Articles by Steve Geary
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Global risk and the cost of a scoop of ice cream
Prices are skyrocketing. Risks are rising. It’s time for everybody to re-examine the trade-offs in their supply chain.
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Let’s not forget Afghanistan
The refugee problem is a network breakdown. A large-scale network breakdown. And human beings are suffering the consequences.
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Whiplash: supply chains battered around the world
Chaos and uncertainty—from the war in the Ukraine to bird flu to COVID lockdowns—continue to shock our supply chains. How can we make sure we are not ill-prepared for the next disruption?
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It’s a mad, mad, mad world
Once considered a rare possibility, “black swan” events are sending global supply chains into chaos.
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Najlla’s story and America’s shame
The withdrawal from Afghanistan was a logistics disaster, and one that put a friend in harm’s way.
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We’re not in Kansas anymore
Markets—both on the demand side and the supply side—are shifting. We need to figure out how to react, in real time.
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Uncle Sam wants you … to have a resilient supply chain
President Biden’s recent executive order seeks to revitalize U.S. supply chains and reverse a decades-long trend of offshoring.
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STRATEGY
Making the pivot
The pandemic has posed particularly big challenges for small businesses, which do not have the same resources, sophistication, or clout as their larger counterparts. But what small businesses lack in scale, they can make up for in supply chain agility.
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Occam’s Razor and the vaccine
The United States is about two months into the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Execution approaches vary. Which approach works best?
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