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Sustainability: Do Supply Management and Global Sourcing Matter? (Guest Post by Jury Gualandris, UCD)

SCM Research

Based on our recent publication in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal ( doi:10.1108/SCM-11-2013-0430 ), we argue that firms leveraging higher levels of global sourcing can manage to reach equivalent environmental and social performance relative to who is sourcing locally. Gualandris, J., Golini, R., & Kalchschmidt, M.

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Introducing the Journal of Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors-in-Chief)

SCM Research

In our tenure we will be guided by the following: First, JSCM will continue to publish rigorous, empirical research on SCM topics. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. For more information please read our recent JSCM editorial.

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Introducing the Journal of Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors-in-Chief)

SCM Research

In our tenure we will be guided by the following: First, JSCM will continue to publish rigorous, empirical research on SCM topics. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. For more information please read our recent JSCM editorial.

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EurOMA Conference Anniversary

SCM Research

This year turns out to be the anniversary year of two of the major SCM-related conferences in Europe. Second, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) just celebrated its 20 th International Annual Conference in Dublin, Ireland this week. I very much liked Mark Pagell’s keynote address.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Avalara approaches the market in a similar way, they offer a variety of solutions for the tax department including GTC.

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KFC Ran Out of Chicken! What Supply Chain Lessons Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Game Changer

John Boulter, the Managing Director of DHL’s operations for retail in the UK and Ireland issued a statement saying, “The reasons for this unforeseen interruption of this complex service are being worked on with a goal to return to normal service levels as soon as possible. SCM #SupplyChain #KFC #Business #Leadership.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It was a massive undertaking for them and us because at the time none of us had experience working in Asia, their distribution model was all North America-centric and they had no supply chain employees themselves anywhere but in the US and Ireland. SCM #SupplyChain #Technology #atxnetworks #leadership #executive. You’ll find me there!