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Doing Business in Spain

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Although its economy was strong and growing immediately after the country joined the EU in 1986, it entered a severe economic depression in mid-2008. Manufacturing in Spain. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. billion worth of goods. Spain is about five times the size of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The PCA Corporation lost their case in the court of public opinion in 2008, but the federal conviction is seven years later. In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. The food recall is the largest in US history.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

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SanDisk Corporation designs, develops and manufactures flash memory storage devices and software. The company is the third-largest manufacturer of flash memory in the world. The journey began with a one size fits all approach in 2008, and the policies evolved over the course of the last seven years.

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What Today’s Fed Decision Means for Supply Chains

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percent in 2015, according to MarketWatch , signaling the country is making the most of the extreme dip in prices, which are around 80 percent lower than they were in 2008. China’s decision to invest in oil is good news for developing countries who rely on exports, but it might not be enough to save their struggling economies.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

While the rest of the world was deep in a recession in 2008, and manufacturers were struggling with payroll decisions and layoffs, Hadoop innovation was in full swing. In the recession of 2008, it took the average consumer products company three-to-five months to sense the recession and redefine product plans.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The Rise and Rise of China. Supply Chain Dependencies.

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Seven Thoughts to Build a Customer-Centric Supply Chain Organization

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In the fall of 2008 I attended a major consumer packaged goods company’s global customer team meeting. A contract manufacturer shares discount pricing based on forecast accuracy of the customer. Reflections. My insights on the topic are now a decade old. The topic was “Customer First.”