Talking Logistics
JANUARY 9, 2017
Three years ago, I wrote a popular post highlighting “ 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain and Logistics Executives.” For related commentary, see “ There’s No Silver Bullet for Supply Chain Visibility ” and “ Forget Innovation, Just Execute Better ”. Stop viewing logistics as a cost center.
Supply Chain Movement
AUGUST 31, 2017
China’s position as a production location is currently a hot topic amongst global thought leaders in supply chain. The general price level of products made in China is rising rapidly, and it has been claimed that some of the products actually originate in North Korea. By Heidi Larsen, Supply Chain Princess.
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EMERGE App
JULY 11, 2018
Customers demanded cheaper prices, more choices and faster fulfilment. And it’s not just an immense and low-cost labour force that has given Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage. You need to source for products to sell at wholesale prices to your retail customers. Opportunity Cost of Not Visiting Suppliers.
Jaggaer
JULY 23, 2019
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. Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage.
NC State SCRC
AUGUST 7, 2017
This will never work – particularly as we move into an era of global outsourcing and contract manufacturing in low cost countries such as Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and others in Asia. But to understand this requires deep knowledge of the situation.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion. Another supplier guarantees lower supply prices that would re-establish the margins your company needs to meet its objectives. Your Italian company is negotiating the supply of aerospace products to a government in Asia.
EMERGE App
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
Other countries outside of yours will have an advantage in producing certain goods because of lower costs, a highly-tuned supply chain or an abundance of raw materials and labour. For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments.
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