Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand. No question the global supply chain is still going strong. While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. The solution?

Negotiating Skills 60

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I presented at Supply Chain Outlook 2015, an event hosted by the Supply Chain Management Review in Chicago on Monday morning. We will probably keep the higher value added manufacturing, that requires extensive engineering skills, complexity, high technology precision, and customization for customer requirements.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It took UPS years to develop the China-global electronics market supply chain, and we were not very profitable during the early years. BRIC Supply Chain Global Distribution Global Supply Chain Inventory Management Retail Logistics Strategic Cost Management Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Systems'

Negotiating Skills 60

Negotiating Skills Electronics Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 60

NC State SCRC

JUNE 6, 2016

In the new book “Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization, author Parag Khanna discusses the concept of the “new supply chain wars”. Central to his argument is the notion that global supply chains have become more complex, but have also merged into a comprehensive whole.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 12, 2013

The story highlights some of the findings of our recent global logistics study,which found that logistics infrastructure is one of the most challenging issues, particularly for retailers who are expanding into BRIC countries such as India. Technology will also play an important role.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

.”[1] They identify twelve areas in which such megatrends can be found: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, climate change, energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models. ” The other two so-called BRIC countries (Brazil and Russia) are faltering. ”[4].

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The last 30 or so years has shaped business models and the business landscape – globalisation coupled with rapid developments in the new information technologies are changing the way we live and work. Have decades of outsourcing and downsizing drained our ability to innovate, grow and prosper; and if so then what can we do about it?

Procurement 74

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I would call myself an accidental supply chain executive!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 27, 2013

Early in the week I sat in on a lecture given by Clay Christenson (from Harvard Business School) to a number of senior supply chain executives at a gathering at the new 7 World Trade Center in New York.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 15, 2016

When Coca Cola set about thinking about how to drive sustainability into their supply chain, they recognized from the outset that the entire end to end life cycle of a bottle of Coke needed to be considered. Growing beverage consumption in emerging markets of BRICS is expected to drive bio based PET market growth.

Forecasting Software 40

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Supply chain trends make it yet more complex because they represent the intersections of so many different domains. What is a supply chain trend-spotter to do? A Different Perspective on Business Trends and Supply Chains. Software is Eating Supply Chains. State of Play in 2018.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 86

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NC State SCRC

JULY 8, 2016

Globalization and supply chains have been tied at the hip over the course of history. Supply chains naturally take advantage of efficiency and cost advantages and over the centuries, as transportation methods, technology and global knowledge improved, there has been a drive to take advantage of each and every step.

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