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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. How do you balance the trade-offs between source, make and deliver?

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First Sale Rule for Reducing Custom Duties: Where Angels Fear to Tread

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Target) sources its denim jeans through a middleman (e.g., Hanbo of Hong Kong) rather directly from a contract manufacturer located in Asia.      In general, the customs duties for importing goods from Asia amount to anywhere from 5% to 20% of the declared value (i.e., company (e.g., x 0.166 = $0.3.)  

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. To be successful, products must be manufactured at the right cost, place, and time.

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

The Executive VP of Global Supply Chain Operations from 2008 to 2012, Gibbons’ work to get data collection solutions took the complex supply chain structure and simplified it to fall under four basic supply chain functions: plan, source, make, deliver. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

The Executive VP of Global Supply Chain Operations from 2008 to 2012, Gibbons’ work to get data collection solutions took the complex supply chain structure and simplified it to fall under four basic supply chain functions: plan, source, make, deliver. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Communication Services. Financial Services. Industrial Manufacturing. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. Customer Service. Sourcing & Procurement. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. A manufacturing capability is not ubiquitous.