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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics. As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014.

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Jason Schenker’s Views on 2014 Economic Events

Supply Chain View from the Field

Metals such as copper and tin could go up significantly, but nickel is the shale gas of the metals market – and inventories just keep going up, which means more downside risk. in general metals prices will go up in 2014, and for steel and iron and scrap, prices will definitely go up. But on tin and copper, the risk is lower.

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