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Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix)

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Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix). Supply Chain Segmentation is the planning process that links a corporate strategy to the executions. This article will show you how to use a simple 2x2 matrix system to segment supply chain with examples across various functions.

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX Solutions

As an increasing number of organizations engage with vendors on a global level to fulfill their supply chains, the need for supply chain robustness has never been so critical. This has been acutely highlighted since the turn of the decade due to global events.

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JDA’s Project with SanDisk, a Western Digital Brand, Recognized for Its Impressive Supply Chain Transformation

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It doesn’t include the details of the supply chain transformation that occurred at SanDisk , now a Western Digital Brand, which was the project that secured JDA’s position on the 2016 list. SanDisk began leveraging JDA’s advanced planning solutions in 2006 to create a more responsive supply chain.

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What You Really Need To Know About Your Suppliers – And Why

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The regulatory and compliance burden has increased in recent years in terms of organisations needing to understand much more about their suppliers and supply chain. Segmenting your supply base. The implications and penalties in terms of fines, other government actions and reputational damage can be severe.

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Supply Chain Management Award for Adva Optical Networking

Supply Chain Movement

ADVA Optical Networking, a Meiningen based manufacturer of telecommunication equipment focusing on fiber-optic transmission technology, is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2013. ADVA Optical Networking is being honored for the end-to-end supply chain solution with which it has secured strategic advantages.

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

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As Gartner predicts “Supplier risk will continue to be a major focus, and companies will look to technology for a scalable risk assessment and management solution” (Predicts 2012: Supply Chain Predictions: Talent, Risk and Analytics Dominate: Published: 18 November 2011).

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Building Your Supply Chain Strategy: The Customer-Centric Journey Towards Supply Chain Excellence

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For many manufacturing companies, developing a customer-centric supply chain can be a long and daunting journey. The more advanced and innovative supply chain segmentation and customer-centricity steps of the five tenets we have discussed cannot be successfully adopted without a minimum level of operational efficiency.