Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 117

GlobalTranz

APRIL 29, 2016

Just the shipping by boat contributes five percent of world pollution. Among the BRIC nations, manufacturing executives expressed optimism for only China and India by 2020. The US has fair labor laws and child protection laws - China does not. Overseas factories seem to have no regard for Mother Earth. Smokestacks are prevalent.

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America Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills BRIC 120

NC State SCRC

JUNE 17, 2016

For example, one was the elite sock, where a printer is run over a tube sock, which prints a number, initials, colors and in 5 minutes is shipped in a box to a consumer. The Sub-7 body of work involves taking finished goods and component inventory, and pulling it together with some personalization. A sock that sells for $20 now goes for $35.

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