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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

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. The globalization of organizational supply chains will continue to expand, as organizations seek growth markets in the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

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What’s New in 2015 for the supply chain world? See 2014?s predictions.

Supply Chain View from the Field

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. No question the global supply chain is still going strong.

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

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22nd on the 2014 World Bank Infrastructure index ), improvements – especially in rural areas – can have a huge impact. Image Source: Brics-Info.org. Some sectors in advanced economies have already been left stranded, including mining, manufacturing, and steel. Forwarders, get ready.

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