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Five Predictions (About Prediction) that Every Procurement Professional Should Consider

Supply Chain View from the Field

The recent publicity generated by the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, and other labor risks, has elevated the importance of integrating these issues into the sourcing decision. But were we fall down – is where we believe 80%+ of our opportunity for continuous improvement exists – which is in the brownfield post-award stuff.

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Handfield’s Top Supply Chain Predictions for 2016

NC State SCRC

The recent publicity generated by the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, and other labor risks, has elevated the importance of integrating these issues into the sourcing decision. But were we fall down – is where we believe 80%+ of our opportunity for continuous improvement exists – which is in the brownfield post-award stuff.