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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

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I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Jason Schenker’s Views on 2014 Economic Events

Supply Chain View from the Field

The purchasing manager indices clearly show that last year we had a bottoming out, and we are now breaking through 50, which shows growth moving in the right direction. If interest rates go up as the Fed slows Treasury purchases, this is bad news for municipal bonds. growth next year. China is at about 7.7 to 2% consistently.

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What’s New in 2015 for the supply chain world? See 2014?s predictions.

Supply Chain View from the Field

While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. With Amazon and others going to same day deliveries, the e-commerce boom is making transportation and delivery infrastructure more difficult to navigate.

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Trends in Sustainability: Deglobalization will accelerate in 2024

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The economic rise of the BRICs will continue vs the West Europe, then North America, has been the dominant economic force for hundreds of years. Local and regional transportation of organic and non-GMO foods is expected to be a growing sector in 2024. to global websites for international organizations and businesses.