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Needed: A New Way to Manage Risk in Low Cost Countries

NC State SCRC

Faced with stiff price competition in their home markets, the apparel industry was one of the first to adopt the outsourced supply chain concept (Wieland and Handfield, 2013; 2014). The most obvious way to create social responsibility might be just to avoid sourcing markets with low social standards.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. In March 2018, Belkin was acquired by Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd.

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3 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and in 2013 was 307th in the Fortune Global 500 ranking. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales made between March and July. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales made between March and July.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July. The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia.