Global, global, gone July 2, 2008
Posted by Meg Sewell in Actionable Intelligence.Tags: AMR Research, contaminated goods, Globalization, low cost country sourcing, Supply Chain Management Review
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Sean Murphy of Supply Chain Management Review has some interesting posts. The first blog that caught my eye is a recap of a Manufacturing Business Technology article and a survey conducted by AMR Research. Despite recent disasters including poisonous pet food, blood medication, contaminated toys and this summer’s suspect tomatoes, AMR Research’s survey findings indicate that the U.S. is the country considered as having “the highest supply chain risk.”
Why is the U.S. number one? While China is identified for “continuing problems with product quality,” the U.S. is recognized for its rising transportation costs and weakening dollar. Not only is the U.S. seen as a riskier investment for manufacturing, another worrisome article of his goes over how globalization may be reversing. In his Un-flattening the world post, Murphy discusses an article from the Globe and Mail that talks about how exorbitant fuel costs are prompting leaders to think low-cost country sourcing is no longer worth it.
What is your personal experience? Is your company global, not global? Global but considering just being local? Tell us what you’ve seen lately.
