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Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year

Talking Logistics

As I highlighted recently in “ Your Supply Chain Strategy is Your Business Plan (Unless It’s Not) ,” the people who really need stop viewing logistics as a cost center are not the people in the front lines of supply chain and logistics (they already know it), but the CEOs and CFOs at manufacturing and retail companies.

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Supplier Management and Sourcing in the Fashion Industry – Under the Spotlight

Jaggaer

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. The fashion industry is also, by nature, uniquely dynamic, mercurial even.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Customers demanded cheaper prices, more choices and faster fulfilment. You need to source for products to sell at wholesale prices to your retail customers.

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8-Step Importing Guide For First Timers

EMERGE App

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. Search For Products & Suppliers. The easiest way is to search online at Alibaba or attend a trade show to meet suppliers in person. Manufacturers vs Trading Companies. And the list goes on.

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8-Step Importing Guide For First Timers

EMERGE App

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. Search For Products & Suppliers. The easiest way is to search online at Alibaba or attend a trade show to meet suppliers in person. Manufacturers vs Trading Companies. And the list goes on.