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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

Hadoop is an open-source software framework written in Java for distributed storage and processing of large data sets on computer clusters. Inventories are high, and we have excessive ocean capacity. The growth expectations of the BRIC countries is worrisome. I love the innovation and the fact that it is open source.

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Global Luxury Management “Lifestyle” brands require push supply chain design customization

Supply Chain View from the Field

This is a challenging sourcing base, and global luxury brands must also pay attention to general labor and supply chain compliance policies. The entire apparel supply chain is driven by these financial metrics. The supply chain design is very much focused on contract manufacturing to a network of factories.