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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. Prior to founding FourKites, Matt spent 7 years in the enterprise software space working for market leaders such as Oracle Corp and i2 Technologies/JDA Software Group.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Future Of Procurement: What Is Your Role?

GlobalTranz

In 2010, Ariba, an SAP company, asked a group of procurement executives and thought leaders to set the vision. Enter The Future of Procurement , an Oxford Economics study. The art of future-gazing is in part a matter of setting a vision, and in part a matter of realistic observation. And now it’s your turn.

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

GlobalTranz

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Manufacturing has gained 700,000 jobs since 2010. Most of them, however, never left our shores.

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China’s WMS Market Has Significant Potential

Logistics Viewpoints

Stage 2: (2000-2010): With the reform and opening, multinational enterprises began to enter China; SAP, Manhattan, and Infor are now active in the Chinese market. According to several surveys, less than 1/3 of the companies active in the WMS market focus on WMS as their main product.

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Of course, the above case studies are merely summaries of the changes these high-profile brands made to their supply chains. Reduce cost to serve.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Supply Chain Cost Management Results: Avaya’s program of transformation took place over a period of three to four years, between 2010 and 2014. plants to four.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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” I had not heard the story of how Greenpeace went after Nestle’s KitKat brand in 2010 over its palm oil sourcing, though each candy bar contains just a minute amount of the oil. Managing Director, AD Supply Chain Group Pty Ltd. Andrew Downard.