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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

NC State SCRC

In an earlier article this year in the WSJ , the Drucker Index prepared a list of companies best able to “weather the storm” of supply chain disruptions. Not that there is anything wrong with that. However, during our current state of supply chain shortages, there are definitely some benefits to owning your own supply chains!

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). In the article, Mary continues, “ Old theories can survive for a while. This includes: Sensors coupled with data from the Internet of Things (IOT). Blockchain/Cryptocurrency. Analytics (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing).

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Looking Ahead: Ukraine Reconstruction

Enterra Insights

In a previous article, I noted, “Supporters of democracy will have their commitment and their patience tested as the Long War continues. Shatz , Khrystyna Holynska , and William Courtney , observe, “Debate is ramping up about core issues, such as the scope of reconstruction, sources of funding, and reforms needed for success.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

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The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Let me describe the two categories highlighted in the journal article. chemicals, resins, IT providers).