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Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. performance-based metrics. In the information age, it’s difficult to hide things you would prefer to remain undiscovered. This is as true for businesses as it is for individuals. MORE
My first step was to engage Benchmarking Success (BMS) to understand what the “best” for each business really meant from an independent source. We set our performance targets according to the best-in-class metrics and I ended up helping these three companies successively achieve demonstrable best-in-class supply chain performance. They know of course how they did against last year and they’ll probably have some customer satisfaction metrics, but that’s not the full picture. MORE
Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa. MORE
Source Sensibly and Sustainably. South-East Asian nations such as Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are ready with substitutes or alternative suppliers. Keep an eye on this metric to avoid a deadstock situation. Introduction. It’s that time of the year again! You sang Auld Lang Syne until your voice was hoarse. And you might still be shaking off a hangover and wondering where on earth did 2018 go. MORE
Looking at vegetable oils, with a global population of 7B people, each consuming the recommended 40g of dietary fat per day, 365 days per year, would require just over 100M metric tons of oil. We are currently according to the USDA producing over 160M metric tons of refined vegetable oil alone. We have another 100M metric tons from animal sources. MORE
NC State SCRC
JULY 28, 2019
Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. performance-based metrics. In the information age, it’s difficult to hide things you would prefer to remain undiscovered. This is as true for businesses as it is for individuals.
Supply Chain View from the Field
MARCH 13, 2015
Looking at vegetable oils, with a global population of 7B people, each consuming the recommended 40g of dietary fat per day, 365 days per year, would require just over 100M metric tons of oil. We are currently according to the USDA producing over 160M metric tons of refined vegetable oil alone. We have another 100M metric tons from animal sources.
Logistics Bureau
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
My first step was to engage Benchmarking Success (BMS) to understand what the “best” for each business really meant from an independent source. We set our performance targets according to the best-in-class metrics and I ended up helping these three companies successively achieve demonstrable best-in-class supply chain performance. They know of course how they did against last year and they’ll probably have some customer satisfaction metrics, but that’s not the full picture.
EMERGE App
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Source Sensibly and Sustainably. South-East Asian nations such as Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are ready with substitutes or alternative suppliers. Keep an eye on this metric to avoid a deadstock situation. Introduction. It’s that time of the year again! You sang Auld Lang Syne until your voice was hoarse. And you might still be shaking off a hangover and wondering where on earth did 2018 go.
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