2011/03/15 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Visualizing the risk of global sourcing

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A picture says more than a thousand words, and here is one paper that has it all and that literally illustrates the differences between different sourcing strategies, defining three basic cost elements in global sourcing: static, dynamic and hidden cost. [ ... ]

2011/02/21 ARTICLES AND PAPERS

Supply chains in turbulent times

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The norm in supply chain management is that variability is detrimental to performance as it causes cost in the form of stock-outs, poor capacity utilisation, and costly buffers. This paper questions this approach and argues that in the light of increasing turbulence a different approach to supply chain management is needed. [ ... ]