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A Chat with Katie Kinraid

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

All along the way I was constantly learning about the impact that technology could have at all levels of the supply chain, whilst working in marketing, sales, product, strategy and executive level management. I see big improvements in collaboration but it’s still developing to reach a more mature level. About Katie Kinraid.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

For this reason, it is important to establish an effective mechanism to improve it, accelerate its improvement, and ensure the quality of the service and/or product. Therefore, the success of supplier performance management directly affects the quality of the entire supply chain.

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Whither Globalization?

Enterra Insights

Just-in-time production lines heedless of state borders promised likewise an unmatched recipe for prosperity. He notes, “Many industries moved a significant percentage of their production offshore, bringing down costs by using cheaper labor. ”[3]. “Why hasn’t deglobalization taken hold?” ” she asks.

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Fashion supply chain – A Maroquinerie Thomas story

DynaSys

With its 6 facilities in France (Semur-en-Auxois, Saulieu, Montmirail, Macon, Bapaume and Arras), Maroquinerie Thomas has found the way of combining traditional knowhow with an industrial organization to ensure optimal customer satisfaction. The company offers its knowhow to the leading luxury brands. Is the result tangible? “It

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What Happens to Retail in Fall 2020?

Logility

While prepositioning raw materials (greige fabric, dyed fabric, garment blanks) is not a new strategy, the increased desire to delay product decisions until the very last minute has taken on a new level of importance. The team that carries a significant portion of this workload is the product development / sourcing team.

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Christmas and the Poinsettia Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Crockett explains, “The plant would only last 2-3 days — and its weak disposition meant that it couldn’t readily be transported en masse. Ecke soon developed secret breeding techniques that vastly improved the durability and aesthetics of poinsettias. ” There was a problem, however. ” That family was the Ecke family.

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EPE – European Procurement Excellence 2016

Supply Chain Movement

en/all-events-en/epe/. Shorter product lifecycles. Procurement leaders are continuously developing strategies to deal with these challenges. EPE – European Procurement Excellence. Date: 22 June, 2016. Venue: Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany). Organisation: BME Verband. URL: www.bme.de/en/all-events-en/epe/.