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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

With the rise in global crude oil production and relative political stability in the major oil producing nations, particularly Iraq and Libya, the price of crude oil has fallen from above $100 a barrel to around $50 a barrel in just a year. Drop in the price of crude oil. Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

While the push in the back office was for efficiency–larger batch sizes, transactional processing, lower costs of transportation, and labor arbitrage strategies (Many companies outsourced the back office to India.)–the –the focus in the front office was for agility. Each is very promising.

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April 16, 2024 Update

Freightos

A closure would see Kuwait, Iraq and most of the UAE’s ports become inaccessible. These disruptions would also impact container hubs in India some of which are part of services that connect S. Alongside the ongoing, Iran-sponsored, attacks on Red Sea traffic, this event poses yet another potential challenge to the container industry.

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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 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 cape was given the name Good Hope after it was discovered by the Portuguese in 1488 because it provided a nautical route to India and Asia, providing travelers with the prospect of wealth.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

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