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The Cost of Disaster

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For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

You find answers to the following questions: Does your supply chain strategy tie in with your overall business strategy? Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? This white paper from R&G Global Consultants will help you analysing your own role in the performance of your supply chain. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

You find answers to the following questions: Does your supply chain strategy tie in with your overall business strategy? Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? This white paper from R&G Global Consultants will help you analysing your own role in the performance of your supply chain. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands.

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

Talent development can make an important contribution to the execution of their supply chain strategies, but not all leaders pay the same amount of attention to this topic. That calls for various different skill sets, states Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at the IMD Business School in Lausanne.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

In order to create the required agility hightech companies need to apply a postponement strategy with customization per country and on demand 3D printing. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

In a world with an increasing number of political disturbances and mounting pressure to create sustainability, companies in a global market have to design their logistics strategy to meet demand in a cost efficient, optimal way: Plan. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh.

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Mindmap for the Supply Chain Director 2020

Supply Chain Movement

A supply chain architect understands how to apply the company strategy to customer needs to develop a value proposition with a relevant supply chain design and associated key performance indicators (KPIs) per chain. Afghanistan. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina.