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The End of Global Sourcing as We Know It? The MIT/Sloan View (Part 2)

The End of Global Sourcing as We Know It? The MIT/Sloan View (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on May 29, 2012

Please click here for the first post in this series. In an article in MIT Sloan Management Review, supply chain academics and experts David Simchi-Levi, James Paul Peruvankal, Narendra Mulani and Bill Read offer up a number of hypotheses examining how global sourcing is changing. On Spend Matters, we have explored the authors’ second argument […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Asia, Global sourcing, Mexico, MIT Sloan Management Review, supply chain

Announcing Commodity Edge -- a New Type of Sourcing and Procurement Conference

Announcing Commodity Edge — a New Type of Sourcing and Procurement Conference

By Jason Busch on December 15, 2011

I’d wager that among Spend Matters readers, I’ve probably attended more procurement and supply chain conferences than most. Yet virtually no events I’ve been to have had a consistent focus on economic and commodity outlooks specificall…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Commodity, conference, Global sourcing, procurement, supply chain

The Re-shoring of Spend -- Even Wired is Picking Up On It (Part 2)

The Re-shoring of Spend — Even Wired is Picking Up On It (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on April 12, 2011

In the first post in this series, I called attention to a surprising piece in Wired (surprising in that it talks about just how mainstream manufacturing re-shoring has become) about the story of one organization that had successfu…

Posted in Business | Tagged China, CliffsNotes, Global sourcing, KPMG, supply chain

The Re-shoring of Spend -- Even Wired is Picking Up On It (Part 1)

The Re-shoring of Spend — Even Wired is Picking Up On It (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on April 12, 2011

I usually read Wired as a form of tech magazine p*rn to stay remotely in touch with innovation — easy on the eyes and almost always superficially enjoyable, if not more. Yet there’s an article in a recent edition that suggests ju…

Posted in Business | Tagged China, Forbes, Global sourcing, Sleek Audio, supply chain

What Happens When China, Other Asian Countries Realize Their Export Markets are Tapped Out

What Happens When China, Other Asian Countries Realize Their Export Markets are Tapped Out

By Jason Busch on March 14, 2011

If you talk off-the-record with retailers and CPG companies, many of the largest and most respected in global sourcing will note, not for attribution, that they’re quietly investing in alternative export-driven supply markets to C…

Posted in Business | Tagged China, China Economic Review, china trade, Global sourcing, Manufacturing

Friday Rant: Alibaba -- When Forty Thieves Fall in the Forest, Does Anyone Care?

Friday Rant: Alibaba — When Forty Thieves Fall in the Forest, Does Anyone Care?

By Jason Busch on February 25, 2011

Early this week, Alibaba announced that two of its executives resigned after admitting to participating in the “systemic breakdown” that enabled the company and suppliers to defraud Western buying organizations and individuals. Ac…

Posted in Business | Tagged Alibaba, China, Fraud, Global sourcing, theft

McKinsey: Getting the Supply Chain of the Future Partially Right (Part 1)

McKinsey: Getting the Supply Chain of the Future Partially Right (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on February 23, 2011

If you’re curious about general high level trends and forecasts in the supply chain that are likely to impact specific procurement and supplier management strategies, it’s worth checking out a recent McKinsey Quarterly article (re…

Posted in Business | Tagged Global sourcing, International finance, Market maker, McKinsey & Company, strategy, supply chain | 1 Response

Egypt’s crisis:  where social media threatens global outsourcing

Egypt’s crisis: where social media threatens global outsourcing

By Phil Fersht on January 31, 2011

When the first response of the government, in times of political crisis, is to shut down the Web, this has a massive impact on the nation’s global sourcing infrastructure to support global businesses.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, China, Current Affairs, egypt, Enterprise Irregulars, Global sourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, itida, Outsourcing, Politics, social networking, Sourcing Best Practises, Sourcing Locations, supply chain, The Future of Outsourcing

Terrorism and the Supply Chain -- Strategies for Coping With a Form of Supply Risk We Can’t Ignore

Terrorism and the Supply Chain — Strategies for Coping With a Form of Supply Risk We Can’t Ignore

By Jason Busch on November 1, 2010

Late last week, my hometown of Chicago was once again in the news (and no, this time it was not because we’re sending yet another former politician to jail). Rather my city (and in fact, my neighborhood) was the target of an inten…

Posted in Business | Tagged cargo, Chicago, Global sourcing, supply chain, terrorism

China, Mexico and Beyond -- The Latest Trends and Savings Percentages in Global Sourcing (Part 2)

China, Mexico and Beyond — The Latest Trends and Savings Percentages in Global Sourcing (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on April 7, 2010

In the first part of this series of columns looking at the latest in global sourcing trends for 2010, I examined the latest from Mexico and China by sharing a recent Industry Week write-up that captured the highlights of a recent Grant Thornton study. In Part 2, I’ll continue this analysis, sharing some other findings […]

Posted in Business | Tagged China, Global sourcing, Manufacturing, Mexico, supply chain

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