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May 9, 2012

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What is the best way to find suppliers and export from low cost markets?

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May 9, 2012

Adam Brougham and 2 other people answered this question

What is a dropshipper?

Using a vendor/supplier/factory to effectively manage your supply chain from factory through to customer (drop shipper) creates risk. The major risk relates to "putting your eggs in one basket". When shipping a product from a factory in China to a warehouse in California, as an ... more

April 26, 2012

Barry Schaeffer and 5 other people answered this question

What are the distinct advantages to utilizing lean supply chain management? Are there any drawbacks?

As with virtually all formal protocols, the advantages are relatively obvious and are stated in the justifications developed at the time the protocol was formalized and given a name or acronym. The downsides, most of all, are related to improper application of the protocol. Every ... more

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April 10, 2012

Art van Bodegraven and 5 other people answered this question

What are your opinions on logistics consultants?

Good point. Credentials are not nearly as important as real-world testimony about documented outcomes.
Selection criteria are numerous. When the obvious surface qualifiers have all been met, the real differentiator might be to find a consultant who is much more focused on you, your organization, ... more

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March 2, 2012

Nancy Zhang asked a question

What is the ideal relationship between a printed circuit board client and supplier?

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Nov. 1, 2011

Caty Kobe asked a question

What new software technologies can help a business increase their speed to market?

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Oct. 28, 2011

Abdur Rashid answered this question

What do people think of IFS ERP?

I want to sure about IFS. Help me. rashid@recsbd.com

Sept. 23, 2011

Sharan Patel and 1 other person answered this question

What are the best options for an open source contract management system?

It is really difficult to have an open source Contract Management System;
Reasons being
1) You are talking about handling critical information and high level secure data of an organization, and you would not want to give that for a open source system.
2) It is ... more

Aug. 2, 2011

Caty Kobe asked a question

What are some advancements we can expect to see in manufacturing over the next 5-10 years?

July 3, 2011

gowri shankar and 5 other people answered this question

Supply Chain Management: What are the biggest trends for 2011?

hello Dave Meyer,
your article on Green Supply Management Initiatives and operational efficiency is so helpful to know about the current trend in the supply chain. i have also checked your comapny link provided(value streaming) which in turn delivers the wide vision in supply chain management.
Thanks ... more

June 24, 2011

Art van Bodegraven and 2 other people answered this question

What are some of the biggest differences between lean and six sigma management?

Then, there's Lean Six Sigma to cover all the bases . . .
There's not all that much new under the sun, except the increasing capacity and capability of enabling technology to make all such initiatives easier to do well. The core conceptual elements haven't changed ... more

June 9, 2011

Art van Bodegraven answered this question

How objective and accurate is the Gartner AMR Supply Chain Top 25?

The lists have been a little suspect from the beginning, at least as an absolute and specific ranking of relative performence.
But, the real answer is: "It doesn't matter." And - my opinion - one company dropping off the list and a new one appearing ... more

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June 8, 2011

Anand M Gijare and 4 other people answered this question

Who's 1st? Shareholders, Management, Suppliers, Employees, or Customers?

@Bruce rightly said as management should give importance to all and none should be favorite. but practically you can easily identify whether company is consumer centric, shareholder centric or employee centric. And many times it is imbalanced with more focus on either one. Thanks for ... more

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