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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Coca Cola – The greenest food company

Coca Cola – The greenest food company Newsweek’s 2012 survey listed Coca-Cola Enterprises as the greenest and Coca-Cola Co. as the second greenest food company in USA. Coke has incorporated some innovative changes in its supply chain to help conserve resources despite seeing a 12% increase production. It has established a sustainable supply chain that […]

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Top Female Supply Chain Executives (2013)

Top Female Supply Chain Executives In a recent edition of Supply & Demand Chain Executive there is a really nice feature story on Top Female Supply Chain Executives that lead the way for Global Success… Stephanie Miles, SVP of Commercial Services, Amber Road I have seen a positive shift in the past 10 years towards […]

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BI in the Supply Chain

BI in the Supply Chain In a feature story in Inbound Logistics, Amy Roach Partridge says that “thanks to Business Intelligence tools, companies are no longer awash in reams of data that they don’t know what to do with. Instead, logistics managers are using BI technologies to find real meaning in their sea of numbers and […]

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management in IT

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in IT Malk Sustainability Partners is a specialty management consultancy that guides investors and businesses in developing profitable corporate environmental programs. They recently published a report on Sustainable Supply Chain Management in IT. 89% of information technology (IT) companies have sustainable supply chain policies in place, and 70% of supply chain […]

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Coca Cola Supply Chain Management Success Story

Coca Cola Supply Chain Success Story Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) is one of the world’s largest marketers, producers and distributors of Coca-Cola products. CCE buys concentrate from The Coca-Cola Company and combines it with other ingredients to create some of the most popular beverages in Belgium, Great Britain, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. […]

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Apple suppliers 2012

Apple suppliers 2012 Apple has released their list of suppliers for 2012, covering approximately 97% of their procurement expenditures (materials, manufacturing, and assembly worldwide) … 3M Company AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. AcBel Polytech Inc. Advanced-Connectek Inc. AKM Semiconductor, Inc. Alcoa, Inc. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Amperex Technology Ltd. Amphenol Corporation Analog Devices, Inc. Anjie Insulating […]

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