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7 Rules of Fashion Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Opz

Zara who is the fashion retailer in Spain, has managed to get the attention from academics and the first case study about its strategies was published by Harvard Business School in 2003. In 2004, Kasra Ferdows, Michael A. Lewis, and Jose A.D. Machuca published the article on Harvard Business Review named " Rapid-Fire Fulfillment ".

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How Do We Heal the Healthcare Value Network?

Supply Chain Shaman

Figure 2 contrasts the state of cash-to-cash cycles between 2000-2003 and 2008-2011. Today, most of the ” relationships” in the healthcare value chain are transactional: a buy/sell relationship between the head of procurement and the seller of materials. I think both factors are at play. Improve Visibility.