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Supply Chain Megatrends

Given these challenges, executives (thankfully) no longer equate the Supply Chain Management discipline as simply sourcing materials at the lowest cost. Microsoft Industry and Supply Chain Solution Management teams, in surveying its customers, ISV and SI partners, and consulting with independent Industry Analysts has identified the following Supply Chain investment Megatrends..

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Reset Economy

What does the Reset Economy mean for supply chain organizations? 

The core problem will be matching capacity to projected demand over a strategic planning time horizon.

The strategic planning group will need a team that includes, or has access to, economists (to develop global growth scenarios by region and industry), industry experts (to project what sorts of capacity investment choices key competitors are making), lobbyists (to track and influence regulations that could impact business decisions), and supply chain strategic planning and risk management analysts.

Organizations with Integrated Business Planning processes - i.e., rolling quarterly budgets that are connected to monthly Sales and Operations Planning processes - will be better equipped to accommodate a changing macro environment.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century, 1st Edition

Ken Boyer - Ohio State University

Rohit Verma - Cornell University

ISBN-10: 0618749330  ISBN-13: 9780618749331

592 Pages   Casebound

© 2010     Published

Cengage - Decision Sciences - Instructor Product Details Page - Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century (0618749330)

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The Future Value Chain

Growing availability of information across the supply chain -- With technology like radio frequency identification (RFID), there is more information ...

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Global Supply Chain Risks and Rewards

When considering the global trade environment in 2009 there are a number of potential issues looming that can disrupt global supply chains, sourcing strategies and the flow of working capital. Several issues are hangovers from 2008's economic turbulence and some are just starting to develop. If not properly addressed, importers and exporters may face significant unexpected costs and increased disruptions to their supply chain. But the news for 2009 isn't all bad. A number of promising opportunities exist as well. Nine trends will continue to challenge multinational businesses for at least the next 12 months.

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