Geography 3422A/B Study Guide - Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Inditex
5 Feb 2013
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A complex web of global partners and suppliers, volatile energy and commodity prices coupled with currency fluctuations are now the norm. Mr. blasgen, whose 25-year career has included senior supply chain positions at three of the world"s largest food companies nabisco, Supply chain logistics used to be viewed as a cost-cutting mechanism; now they are being used as growth drivers to open up new markets, particularly emerging markets. In october, gartner"s amr unit published its annual list of the top. Mr. blasgen cites the case of mattel, the us toymaker that was forced to recall nearly 1m toys in 2007, after it emerged that a. Chinese contract manufacturer had covered them with lead-based paint. As companies extend their supply bases and manufacturing operations across the globe, new risks are introduced, including intellectual property theft, supplier viability, volatile exchange rates, product safety, and even piracy.
