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I came across an interesting article today on the Spend Matters blog titled, Toyota: Rebuilding and Fortifying a Global Supply Chain (Part 1) , which was discussing the steps that Toyota was taking to insulate its supply chain against future risks from …
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An interesting article on Supply and Demand Chain Executive entitled, ‘ Global and Green’ talks about the five emerging trends required for a sustainable supply chain. Please read the article for the details but in summary they are: The closed loop …
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Here's part 2 on increasing the effectiveness of your executive S&OP meeting. Check out part 1 . The effectiveness of the executive S&OP meeting is limited by the capabilities of the tool used to present the plan. Many companies use Excel to drive the …
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We reached a major milestone on the Supply Chain Expert Community this month: 5,000 members. As the manager of the community, I’m thrilled to see us reach that landmark. But it’s even more rewarding to see the levels of engagement within the community …
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The headline in this Reuters article jumped out at me. “Big-name brands sourcing from polluting China firms”. Wow. I would hate to be those guys. Why? Because people don’t see the distinction between the company that owns the brand and the company that …
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Recent natural disasters are forcing supply chain executives to take a hard look at their supplier relationships. There has always been a risk of natural disasters but the frequency is increasing with more substantial consequences. The global nature of …
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The past few years have brought risk due to natural disasters to the front of supply chain consciousness. Severe storms, killer tornadoes, devastating earthquakes and tsunamis, forest fires, and drought. All cause for concern, all are risks that supply …
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Like many things, transitioning your supply chain to be sustainable is not easy. Looking at all your products, your suppliers, your infrastructure, and your distribution network can quickly become overwhelming. Where do you start? How do we pay for it …
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A common supply chain model with North American-based brands will include the outsourced manufacturing of components or even finished goods to Asia. This outsourcing to Asia can obviously result in significantly reduced costs of manufacturing, but also …
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Virtual Strategy Magazine recently reported, http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2011/05/10/supply-chain-issues-are-top-risk-us-tech-industry-according-bdo-study , on a BDO study, http://www.bdo.com/download/1371 , about the risk factors most frequently cited …
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] April 22 is Earth day. Like many people, our family will do the superficial things that people do on Earth Day like turn down the lights, and pick up trash that people …
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There was an interesting article written in HuffPost Business a while back about nine companies and their stories when their demand exceeded supply. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/23/9-companies-popular-products_n_839596.html#s257026&title=1_BMW …