SUPPLY CHAIN RESOURCE COOPERATIVE

  1. A differentiated lean volume channel strategy for Russia and India

    July 30, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: BRIC Supply Chain, Global Distribution, Global Supply Chain, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Strategy

    I recently spoke with a CFO in charge of building a global value chain into India and Russia, who shared with me some of his insights on the differentiated supply chain approach needed to move into these regions.  While I hear many executives complain of the challenges of entering these markets, this executive was truly [...]

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  2. Insights from the Logistics Hub of Europe (or why flowers from Kenya are more sustainable than those from Holland)

    July 25, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: Global Supply Chain, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability

    Today had an opportunity to speak with Enno Osinga, Senior Vice President of Cargo Operations at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.  For the uninitiated, the Netherlands has the largest number of European DC’s, with over 50% DC market share of company-owned distribution centers.  We had an interesting discussion on some of the key trends going on in the European [...]

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  3. Five “Not so Easy” Pieces: Globalizing the Industrial Supply Chain

    July 17, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: Global Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk, Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Systems

    This summer we kicked off a new research project being sponsored by for BVL International entitled “Trends and Strategies in SCM/Logistics”.  BVL International is a non-profit neutral platform to promote an awareness logistics and supply chain management in industry, science and the public sphere, to systematically document logistical problem definitions, and to develop methods and [...]

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  4. Airbus, Boeing, and CAT Discover Supplier Integration Comes Down to Hard Work

    July 11, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: Aerospace Supply Chain, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Market Intelligence

    The article in today’s WSJ refers to the new approach being used by Airbus and Boeing to “integrate” suppliers.  Supplier integration and collaboration are terms that are thrown around a bit too much for my liking, primarily because they don’t reflect the true hard work that underlies this term. Boeing discovered this in 2007 according [...]

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  5. What does B stand for in BRIC Logistics Trends?

    July 5, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: Global Supply Chain, Logistics, Strategic Cost Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Strategy

    Prior discussions I’ve had with supply chain executives have alluded to the many challenges that exist in the BRIC economies.  Brazil is the first letter in BRIC, and perhaps also stands for “bloody impossible” when it comes to importing into the country.  At the root of this problem are the many regulatory requirements for importing [...]

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  6. They’re Posted! Latest Supply Chain Sustainability Benchmark Reports!

    July 3, 2012
    by: handfield
    categories: Aerospace Supply Chain, MBA Supply Chain Programs, Procurement Sustainability, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability

    Every other year, a team of MBA students from the Poole College of Management take a one credit class I teach on supply chain sustainability.  As part of this class, students are assigned to teams to study a group of companies within a particular industry, and by applying the Supply Chain Sustainability index developed through [...]

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