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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, it is also noteworthy here that many of the companies in the top 10 do not manufacture anything, but outsource their manufacturing to “contract manufacturers” such as Flex, TSMC, FoxConn, ThermoFisher, and others. 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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Manufacturers or the U.S. 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). Department of Labor Statistics.