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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Sub-indexes related to new orders and new export orders reportedly also contracted further in May raising concerns that the country’s consumer goods consumption will likely have to be the engine of near-term growth. compared to a value of 49.2 Both the production index and new orders index remained at contraction values. respectively.

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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders. In 2009, the definition of supply chain resiliency was driven by the impact of the Great Recession. Unknowingly, I have told three lies.

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PRO Point of View: Pascale de Felix, Global Sourcing Director – Methods, Tools & Responsible Sourcing at the Bel Group

EcoVadis

In 2009, our first year of collaboration, we launched our first supplier evaluation campaign with a panel representing our purchasing categories and geographical areas. Training: developing and updating an e-learning course on Responsible Purchasing. They also helped us to define our most critical purchasing categories.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Over the course of the year, we decreased inventory by 75% by improving the base demand processes.