The trump effect

In a recent post in Supply Management blog, editor Paul Simpson argues, for good reasons, that US president’s economic plans could signal a disruptive time for procurement. Donald Trump’s determination to make it an “expensive mistake” for US companies to move manufacturing overseas is the biggest uncertainty facing the global economy in 2017. On Twitter, the […]

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Four reasons why nearsourcing gives competitive edge

Four reasons why nearsourcing gives competitive edge or… Four reasons why nearsourcing separates efficient, profitable supply chains from their counterparts In a recent article in Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Diane Palmquist, VP of Manufacturing Industry Solutions at GT Nexus has an interesting view on developing markets, nearsourcing and reshoring… As developing markets continue to dominate […]

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