Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Given that China represents the lions share of Asian sourcing, it is worthwhile to take some time to focus on its risks. While supply chain risks in China are not typically as pronounced as that of other Asian sourcing countries, the high volume sourced from China raises the total risk. Logistics failure.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Survivors collect water from a broken water pipe in an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 in Leyte, Philippines. Around 10,000 people are feared dead in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. I have listed several of my usual sources below (note that they do have a logistics angle).

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Philippines Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Government 76

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. Nick formed a tight-knit implementation group with business users, and technologists used the backbone of SAP ERP to source master data and transactional flows from SAP and into Orchestr8. Talking numbers worked.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In the past, hefty retail events such as Black Friday seemed to prompt firms to focus more on the inventory aspect of the logistics network. Communication Services. Financial Services.

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Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 24