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Global Luxury Management “Lifestyle” brands require push supply chain design customization

Supply Chain View from the Field

The entire apparel supply chain is driven by these financial metrics. A lot of the supply chain behaviors are driven by these financial measures, compensation systems, and bonuses are based on that metric.

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Auditing, visibility and collaboration: The keys to a socially responsible supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

Metrics about safety standards, discrimination, labor conditions, child labor, and wages can be made a part of every assessment of every supplier, as well as every business case; countermeasures to react to unacceptable values of these metrics can also be implemented.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

Meanwhile, the need for agility in the supply chain is greater than ever, and fortunately, information technology, in the form of big data and advanced analytics, is increasingly enabling companies to react quickly to the swings and shifts of hyper-volatile global markets. BRICs Are Moving to Buying, Not Just Making.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

So while the rest of the world is debating SAP HANA (a columnar data base architecture designed for fast transactional data loading and processing) and cloud-based in-memory analytics (like Qlik which I love), I want to throw in a wrinkle. The growth expectations of the BRIC countries is worrisome. Let me explain.