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Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree

The Logistics of Logistics

Ron Crabtree , CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, MLSSBB, SCOR-P is the founder and CEO (2002) of MetaOps , Inc. MetaExperts are talent operational excellence (OpEx) hands-on-deck, training, and get-it-done partners. Based in Mattawan, MI, the company was founded in 2002. About Ron Crabtree. About MetaOps and MetaExperts. High Responsiveness.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. These credits can then be purchased directly by manufacturers. Since the 1990s, China has supplied the lion’s share of the world’s demand for REEs.