Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction. The earliest traces of this can be linked to materials management.

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Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Study 60

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. Both of these U.S. states support to right-to-work laws that make it very difficult for labor unions to organize workers.

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Kentucky Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Strategy Sourcing Strategies 52

ThroughPut

MARCH 10, 2020

Just-In-Time has become the global benchmark for manufacturing and supply chain efficiency. I believe this team is creating the ideal process improvement software that enables process value and profit sustainability in the manufacturing industries of Japan, as well as those around the world. With Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Just-in-Time Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Analytics Software 40