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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Initially, I worked with Arizona State statistics professors and graduate students to correlate market factors to 2006-2012 data.) The Supply Chains to Admire webinar is on June 16th at 11:00 EST. At the webinar, gain insights to the winners and the industry trends. To gain insights join the webinar on June 9th at 11:00 EST.

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Audit Safe?

Supply Chain Shaman

262 workers died in Pakistan in September 2012 in a factory fire. Just two months later, more than 100 people died in a garment fire in Bangladesh in November 2012. Walmart has worked hard on ethical sourcing. The factory had recently passed an ethical sourcing audit. Fatal fires are also a grim reminder.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

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Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand.

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IBM Beefing Up for Matrix Commerce in 2012

Supply Chain Network

Acquisitions of Emptoris and Demandtec expanded sourcing and pricing portfolios while the new version of IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE further enhances supply chain network capabilities. Matrix Commerce extends beyond the sales and customer focus to include management and optimization of supporting sourcing and supply chain facets.

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. For more on healthcare, check out our recent webinar.

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Public Markets Reward Supply Chain Alignment

Supply Chain Shaman

It is my hope that the readers of this blog will take time to either join us today to listen to the launch of the Supply Chain Index on our webinar or listen to the replay. (We The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the use of supply chain management as a cross-functional process for source, make and deliver in the commercial sector.

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Time for a Mea Culpa?

Supply Chain Shaman

We often find that companies have better performance in the management of regional supply chains where the sources of supply are in the same market versus the management of products across borders. For additional insights on new ways of thinking, tune into our webinar series. They had not adopted work processes that were more global.