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Why I Chose a Career in Supply Chain Management

QAD

I was on the board of the Global Supply Chain Management Association, where I made tons of connections and got valuable industry exposure through networking receptions, resume workshops, company presentations and more. When I first met with Terry, she asked me what I hoped to get out of this program.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? One of the most significant issues for students in my workshops is using data that is not perfect.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

Review your supply base for: Location — The further materials travel, the more costly, so ask whether they can be sourced locally. The ideal sourcing location will be a balance in terms of cost, quality and logistics cost. Put together documentation, tutorials, workshops, etc. In this case, a freight forwarding company can help.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 (Who knew I’d still be writing this blog 18 years later!)

NC State SCRC

Many of these flow directly from research initiatives, workshops, and blog posts I’ve worked on this past year, and represent my best gut-feel of what I think will happen in the coming decade. during the day); expect the same to occur in North America.