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Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement

Supply Chain Shaman

Recently, I presented at the University of Tennessee Supply Chain Forum. Comparison of Emerson Electric and Schneider Electric for the Period of 2006-2016. Note the size of the bubble for product quality and supplier viability. They are closely coupled. Supplier Risk Management.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

According to our USMTO data the 2003 recession really started in 2001 and didn’t really end until 2005 or even 2006. Midwestern industry (particularly Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee) is still the largest consumer of machine tools and manufacturing technology. It was, however, slower in and slower out.