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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

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Supply Market Intelligence (SMI) is the mechanism by which organizations make as complete analysis as possible of a current or targeted supply base, including adoption of supplier-specific and market risks (Handfield, 2006). A major disruption in the offshore supply chain can shut down a company and have dire consequences for profitability.

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7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time

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Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. The content is good then people refer to it often (number of citations are also used to measure the importance of journal articles aka Impact Factor). Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

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Adapted from Ehrlich (2002); Stamatis (2002); George (2003); Bendell (2006); Bhuiyan et.al, (2006); Andersson et.al, (2006); Arnheiter and Maleyeff (2005); Nonthaleerak (2005); Kumar (2007); Magnusson et.al, (2003) Read more on Top 15 Lean Six Sigma Books to Level Up Your Continuous Improvement Efforts & Strategy on our website SCMDOJO! .

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Nasty Gal: When a Disrupter Isn’t Disruptive Enough

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Founded by 32-year-old Sophia Amoruso in 2006, Nasty Gal’s rise and fall happened in less than a decade. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, former employees have said frequent layoffs, lack of communication, and high leadership turnover led to low internal morale over the last couple of years. Nasty Gal Inc.,

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6 Tips for Creating Private Label Products for Amazon FBA

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They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006. Here, I’ll cover private label products first and how you should go about sourcing for suppliers. Pro Tip #2: Source Your Product Sensibly. Going to the Source. Case Study: Magnolia Sea.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

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In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015. Greater margin performance than the industry average for the peer group for the period of 2006-2015. Operating Margin.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

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The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Let me describe the two categories highlighted in the journal article. chemicals, resins, IT providers).