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Random thoughts on “close-to-home-shoring” based on my travels last week…

Supply Chain View from the Field

An explanation offered by Christensen was what he coined“The Church of New Finance,” in which business school professors act as the high priests that indoctrinate their MBAs into a belief system of complex, ratio-based financial metrics as the only correct system of measurement.

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UPS Executive Shares Insights on Total Cost of Ownership in the Electronics Supply Chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

What are the metrics used to measure performance is part of the contract terms, especially around on-time service commitments. BRIC Supply Chain Global Distribution Global Supply Chain Inventory Management Retail Logistics Strategic Cost Management Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Systems'

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

Supply Chain Shaman

The growth expectations of the BRIC countries is worrisome. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Is this a sign of a looming recession or a transportation opportunity? What is the market potential of these emerging economies?

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

Supply Chain View from the Field

The entire apparel supply chain is driven by these financial metrics. A lot of the supply chain behaviors are driven by these financial measures, compensation systems, and bonuses are based on that metric.

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Auditing, visibility and collaboration: The keys to a socially responsible supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

Metrics about safety standards, discrimination, labor conditions, child labor, and wages can be made a part of every assessment of every supplier, as well as every business case; countermeasures to react to unacceptable values of these metrics can also be implemented.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

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. Unlike financial trading where performance is measured as a price, a magic one-number supply chain metric does not exist.