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Insights from the C-Suite: Supply Chain People Are Making a Difference in the World

Material Handling & Logistics

Whereas APICS itself once was focused largely on production and inventory control, since its acquisition of the Supply Chain Council in 2014 the organization has reestablished itself with a focus on helping its members achieve supply chain excellence. Will they care about how it’s made? Will they care about how it got there? I’d say, not yet.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

Their ability to perform with excellence exists only while supply and demand conditions remain stable—which is a rarity in today’s environment of globalisation and on-demand consumerism. While the lean concept was born from the world of manufacturing, agility came largely from software development. How long will offshoring last?