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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout. By Martijn Lofvers. Not all bad news.

Europe 60
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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

South Africa. Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. Integration with warehouse mechanisation and production equipment guarantees that the optimal plan will be executed in practice. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Warehousing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Transportation.

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