Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

To learn more about what is impacting the industry today, Supply Chain Nation spoke with Louis Yiakoumi, Group Publisher for Automotive Logistics magazine to get his insights for our Expert Insights series. SCN: What are the biggest logistics challenges automotive OEMs and suppliers are facing today? For them it’s just a cost.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 30, 2011

Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. In fact, all of the BRIC countries are now in the top 10 economies, with Brazil at 9, Russia at 6, India at 4 and China 2nd. The company sources the majority of its products from contract manufacturers in the Far East.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. No question the global supply chain is still going strong. However, the global economy has certainly gone soft…with the exception of the US! This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek Panchyshyn was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

So we’ve mapped out five changing Chinese trends that will echo throughout global logistics this year, carving out opportunities for ambitious logistics experts to realize serious gains. Image Source: Brics-Info.org. Source: Trading Economics. “Uber for Truck” Platforms. Forwarders, get ready.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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