by Dave Frentzel | Aug 12, 2024 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Industrial & Distribution, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy
India sourcing is suddenly on everyone’s radar. Its manufactured goods exports to the US have shot up, taking share from both US domestic producers and Chinese imports (Figure 1). Figure 1. India sourcing vs. China sourcing and US domestic production (Mfd Goods) Note:...
by Dave Frentzel | Oct 14, 2022 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Industrial & Distribution, Strategic Sourcing
Given today’s volatile costs and service levels across the global supply chain, complete and timely product costs are even more critical to your company’s sourcing strategies and day-to-day purchasing decisions. Make-vs-buy and supplier selection decisions depend on...
by Dave Frentzel | Apr 6, 2020 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Industrial & Distribution, Life Sciences, Operations
For many companies, the current pandemic is driving an unprecedented urgency to get new logistics providers in place or to add services to the ones already working with your company. For sure, such urgency puts pressure on the provider selection process to be fast....
by Thomas Keane | Aug 5, 2016 | Briefs, Consumer & Retail, Industrial & Distribution, Supply Chain Management, Transportation & Logistics
What does it take for new inland ports to succeed? This white paper aims to answer this question, based on the use of case studies and underlying freight trends. We offer, in closing, a ten-point checklist of key success factors in the planning and preparation for new...
