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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. First, they had invested heavily in a capability known as Supply Market Intelligence.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

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The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. These interviews are often the best source of information and are not published. Handfield, R.B.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

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How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? has a ripple effect on the world economy and the monetary policies of other central banks, which ultimately impacts the supply chains of foreign companies too. Of course, what happens in the U.S.