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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. Inside-out, traditional processes forecasting processes use statistical methods to predict the future based on order and shipment patterns.

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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. automakers were forced to formulate production or component alliances with Asia based suppliers either in China or operating in in Mexico in order to support U.S. Thus, some U.S. automakers facing bankruptcy.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010.