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

NC State SCRC

As firms outsource a greater proportion of products and services to China, India, and other low-cost countries, the hidden perils of these approaches are often not considered, especially within the context of enterprise risk management (ERM). A second critical capability for managing shortages is known as Supplier Relationship Management.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

As firms outsource a greater proportion of products and services to China, India, and other low-cost countries, the hidden perils of these approaches are often not considered, especially within the context of enterprise risk management (ERM). NXP Semiconductor NV. Supplier Relationship Management Enables the Ability to Weather Disruptions.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

The Panamanian government decided to enlarge the Panama Canal in 2006. The Iran-Iraq War, which lasted from 1980 to 1988, featured a "Tanker War" between Iran and Iraq between the years of 1984 and 1987. The Turkish government outlawed the usage of the crossing by massive tankers at night in 2002. In 2016, about 2.4

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