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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Restoring More Direct Control in Materials Sourcing. Prediction Two of this year predictions indicated the following: Restoring More Direct Control in Strategic and Tactical Direct Material Sourcing Will be the Driving Force for Businesses and their Supply Chain Management Teams in the Coming Year. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Evidence That Manufacturers are Seeking Added Resiliency and Control of Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing. Further, some industries are defining more direct control under the notions of supply chain vertical integration, or complete transformations of strategic supply networks in the case of global automotive industry manufacturers.

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Why a Product-Centric Approach to Quality Matters

Arena Solutions

She spent most of those years in the healthcare industry and recently spent time in the automotive industry. And what that often means is finding a second source, finding other options, another alternative. Despite this being sole sourced, they needed to identify a biologically equivalent raw material and they needed to do it quickly.

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