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Sourcing Priorities: Low Cost Geography or Domestic On-shoring?

Supply Chain Game Changer

For many years the predominant priority in sourcing has been finding the lowest cost possible. However the continuity of supply issues caused by the pandemic has created a call to repatriate much of this manufacturing into domestic, albeit higher cost, regions. What is the appropriate sourcing strategy going forward?

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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

Unleashed

It’s easy to oversimplify the differences between sourcing for parts locally or internationally. When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. International Sourcing.

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Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The decision by President Trump to tell 3M to stop shipping masks to Canada and Latin America is astonishing given that all of humanity is facing the same crisis. ”” In Canada it is called the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile. Rather there was a one time purchase made and everyone forgot about it.

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today’s headline news includes AllBirds, Boeing, Canada Goose, Chemours, EMC, Hanes Brands, Fisker, Ford, Krispy Kreme, LKQ, Ryder, Tesla, Timken, Tyson Foods, Weight Watchers International, and WestRock. When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement. The market is punishing those missing the mark. This is his world.

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The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Manufacturing Network Diversification. Multi-Sourcing. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Inventory and Capacity Buffers.

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The BoxC Story with Chad Schofield

The Logistics of Logistics

Chad is the Co-founder and Chief Digital Officer of BoxC , a logistics startup out of 500 Startups Batch 6 that simplifies the complexity of international parcel shipping by bringing together logistics and compliance resources from around the world into a single platform.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. HarbisonWalker is the largest supplier of refractory products and services within the US and Canada. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes.