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Building Business Case for Reshoring vs Offshoring

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'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Building Business Case for Reshoring vs Offshoring. In global supply chain , obtaining products or services from outside the country to achieve cost effectiveness is one of the most widely used strategy. In the past couple of years, there are the increasing interest to bring manufacturing back to home country.

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Value Chain Analysis for Superior Supply Chain - SupplyChainOpz

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'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Value Chain Analysis for Superior Supply Chain. What is Value Chain and Value Chain Analysis? Many academics and practitioners use the word "value chain" and " supply chain " interchangeably. Is it correct? What is the difference between 2 concepts? This article will shed light on the development of value chain and how to use it to create a superior supply chain.

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6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians

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'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians. Even though there are so many articles about six sigma supply chain, most of them are all related to the application within certain functions in supply chain. This article will explore the related works, show you the example how to apply six sigma to a supply chain project and something to consider about this methodology.

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7 Pitfalls of Outsourcing and How to Avoid Them - SupplyChainOpz

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'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 7 Pitfalls of Outsourcing and How to Avoid Them. Outsourcing is a very effective tool for companies of all sizes to cut costs. But when its done wrong, outsourcing can create the negative impact to the company. This article will show you 7 common mistakes when company embarks on the outsourcing spree and how to avoid them.

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7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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7 Acronym-Based Methods for Effective Supply Chain

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'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 7 Acronym-Based Methods for Effective Supply Chain. Supply chain analysis usually involves the techniques such as optimization, statistics, simulation but the most convenient method for practitioners is the process mapping and process analysis. This article will show you 7 simple analysis methods based on easy-to-remember acronyms.