CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. BRICS summit. Final Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. I would call myself an accidental supply chain executive!

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Pushing aside the scandals and the glitz and glamour of the show in Frankfurt, the underlying issue remains the same: To meet consumers’ increasing appetite for choice, manufacturers churn out an ever-increasing range of models, features and options. And this differs in each country. What can car manufacturers do?

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NC State SCRC

MAY 3, 2016

The executives in the meeting today were all managers from different parts of the organization, who had been challenged to drive innovative approaches in Biogen’s business models. Today, prior to the session opening, an announcement was made that Biogen would be spinning off its hemophilia business.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 17, 2016

Although it is certainly not abandoning Asia, Nike is moving towards more near-shoring due to the need to mass-customize and meet many of the requirements for VELOCITY that we have discussed in this blog recently. Nike went about creating a three-tiered customized supply chain for their shoes.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics provided some insights into where we are headed in the global economy at the SCRC meeting today. Natural gas heavy duty vehicles are not broadly viable, due to the challenges in being able to meet the infrastructure issues. In his words, “the US economy is getting rich slowly.”

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

But to manage the complicated dance of global trade, organizations are recognizing that they need good systems, good visibility and transparency into the supply chain. The theme of the global chessboard and how to navigate it will be the theme of our upcoming Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting on December 5.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 25, 2017

I’ve been traveling the country this week meeting with both American business leaders and government and trade representatives from several Asian countries. Here’s a new insight by Tim Barnes in a guest blog this week, after Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership for the United States.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

The diversity of the brands make them difficult to support, as they all have global supply chains, and the leverage is not the same. VF is a 120 year old company, currently at $14B in revenue with 75,000 employees, and its largest brand, Vans, is a $5B brand that sells over 100,000 pairs of shoes every year!

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