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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

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However, during our current state of supply chain shortages, there are definitely some benefits to owning your own supply chains! Only a few, including P&G, Intel, and Johnson and Johnson, actually own manufacturing sites that produce products. The remainder largely rely on third parties to do so.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

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Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S. Take all of these factors, and toss in a U.S.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

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Product is purchased whenever it is needed from whoever can provide it immediately. § No understanding of the market or its needs. § No category definition planning. . § No Market Analysis whatever. A major disruption in the offshore supply chain can shut down a company and have dire consequences for profitability.