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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. The winners include small biotech companies and medical device companies investing in hospital manufacturing capabilities. Bear markets drive heightened interest in supply chain management. The impact may surprise us.

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Mapping Product Genomes: The Life Blood of Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Genome mapping is a capability that grew out of the biotech industry, and which is proliferating, largely due to the dropping cost of genome sequencing. By 2007 it was $10M, and it has now dropped to $1000, and is expected to drop to a penny by 2020! Often, genome maps are used to help scientists find new genes.

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Over the past few years, Ive watched Aribas stunning repositioning as a serious on-demand player (yes, cloud hadnt become so fashionanble in 2007-08) with a lot of admiration, though as an SI, this meant a steadily eroding revenue pie. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing.