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Behind Toyota’s 2021 U.S. win? A better sourcing strategy

Resilinc

Toyota’s thinking about supply chain risk management began to shift in the wake of the 2008 financial crash that bankrupted many important automotive suppliers. As reported in a recent Resilinc blog , supply chains for EV batteries and electric motors are also challenged by ethical sourcing concerns. The post Behind Toyota’s 2021 U.S.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. ” I feel like we are riding a gondola in the middle of an intense snowstorm. (Yes,

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). Supplier evaluation is situational.

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Global Supply Chains: Long-Term Trends

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Global Supply Chains Have Been Fundamentally Changing Since 2008. An interesting article in The Economist points out that while we think of the pandemic as having triggered sudden changes in global supply chains, many recent changes just represent an acceleration of trends that had been underway since the 2008 Great Recession.

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Andrew Cox’s “Sourcing Portfolio Analysis”: More of the Same

Supply Chain View from the Field

Against the many new articles and books being produced on the changing face of procurement and the importance of value creation and collaboration, Andrew Cox’s new book “Sourcing Portfolio Analysis” came out earlier this year. These types of relationships do not exist in the world of Cox’s two by two Sourcing Portfolio matrices.

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How COVID – 19 Might Shape the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture

Logistics Bureau

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. Economists are warning that the pandemic has triggered a drastic decline in world output and that a deep economic slump and financial collapse worse than the 2008 global economic crisis are unavoidable. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling….

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How to Earn Money Through Bitcoin!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For example, you might be familiar with the fact that bitcoin was unconfined in 2009 and was invented in 2008. August 2008. However, on the 18 th of August 2008, the domain name of bitcoin.org was registered. As per the robust sources on 31 st of October, Satoshi Nakamoto made his first public announcement regarding bitcoin.

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