Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 27, 2013

Later in the week, I traveled to Monterrey, Mexico to speak to a group of executives at Xignux, a large private manufacturing company of cable, food products, engineering services, and power generation equipment.

BRIC 60

BRIC Mexico New York Milwaukee 60

Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The economic rise of the BRICs will continue vs the West Europe, then North America, has been the dominant economic force for hundreds of years. According to Export Development Canada, demand for organic foods is currently growing at 8% annually.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Manufacturing Procurement Trends North America 40

NC State SCRC

APRIL 15, 2016

What is now exciting is the on-going innovation projects by Coke and other companies to take the 70% of the bottle that is non-renewably sourced, and move it towards a 100% biobased resin technology. Growing beverage consumption in emerging markets of BRICS is expected to drive bio based PET market growth.

Forecasting Software 40

Forecasting Software Brazil Chemicals BRIC 40

NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2016

The total delivered costs of goods will now change, as over 18,000 tariffs are reduced to zero either immediately or over a phase out period.

Supply Chain Planning 40

Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Material Savings Global 40

Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2022

First, poor policy choices around requirements for organic farming cut Sri Lankan food yields in half. When Sri Lanka started running out of dollars to import food, central banks started manipulating the local currency to try to keep more US Dollars. This triggered bank runs just as food and other necessities began running out.

Sri Lanka 78

Sri Lanka Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics 78

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 24, 2014

More and more global luxury brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and others are promoting themselves as Lifestyle brands, spanning many products including fragrance, home collections, apparel, paint, wallpaper, foods, and many other products. The supply chain design is very much focused on contract manufacturing to a network of factories.

Supply Chain Design Software 111

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 111

Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

BRICs Are Moving to Buying, Not Just Making. Now differentials in workers’ pay are disappearing as countries like Brazil, Russia, India, and China (the BRIC countries) grow richer and develop into consumer giants. Supply chains have become a major source of competitive differentiation because they are difficult to copy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 84

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Trends 84