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Saturday, February 04, 2012
I am honored to be asked to join the esteemed bloggers at Supply Chain Management Review. Each month, I will be blogging about China logistics and Chinese imports.Blogs • Global Trade • Supply Chain Management • China • Permalink
Monday, January 30, 2012
A simple and powerful best practice is to obtain stakeholder signoff regarding the sourcing strategy as well as the methodology for calculating results.Blogs • Supply Chain Management • Sourcing • Risk • Permalink
Monday, January 23, 2012
One of the important design choices in building a credible cost reduction tracking system is what should we measure our cost reductions against. There are some basic choices.Blogs • Management • Supply Chain • Finance • Permalink
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The importance of relevance to the P and L Statement cannot be overstated.Blogs • Management • Finance • Supply Chain Management • Permalink
Monday, January 09, 2012
Perhaps the single most important distinction you need to make is to separate cost reduction from cost avoidance.Blogs • Procurement • Management • Supply Chain • Permalink
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Supply Chain dollars are often viewed as being very different than REAL dollars.Blogs • Procurement • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Permalink
Friday, December 23, 2011
It’s the end of the year—the traditional time to take a look back and a look ahead. From both points of view, I have a great deal of optimism for supply chain management and the supply chain professionBlogs • Management • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Management • Permalink
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Good programs are not “one size fits all.” Every company has multiple supply chains, multiple products and customers, each with their own individual needs and risk profiles.Blogs • Global Trade • Supply Chain Management • Export • Permalink
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The current system is based on two different control lists, administered by two different departments, and three different primary licensing agenciesBlogs • Global Trade • Exports • Supply Chain Management Review • Permalink
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Companies often are unaware of the fact that their products or technologies are controlledBlogs • Management • Supply Chain • Exports • Permalink

