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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. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supplychain footprints will continue to expand.
If the mantra of the real estate industry is “Location, Location, Location”, the new mantra of supplychain executives is fast becoming “Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration”. Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. How technology can help.
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The story highlights some of the findings of our recent global logistics study,which found that logistics infrastructure is one of the most challenging issues, particularly for retailers who are expanding into BRIC countries such as India. Technology will also play an important role.
.”[1] They identify twelve areas in which such megatrends can be found: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, climate change, energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models. ” The other two so-called BRIC countries (Brazil and Russia) are faltering. ”[4].
Global supplychain footprints will continue to expand. No question the global supplychain is still going strong. While it seemed like many companies would be moving more towards the BRIC countries, global events have proven this uptake to be relatively slow. The solution?
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Globalization and supplychains have been tied at the hip over the course of history. Supplychains naturally take advantage of efficiency and cost advantages and over the centuries, as transportation methods, technology and global knowledge improved, there has been a drive to take advantage of each and every step.
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