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Don’t rely on ‘offshoring’ and ‘lean thinking’, warns Cambridge guide
Don’t rely on ‘offshoring’ and ‘lean thinking’, warns Cambridge guide
18 December 2007
Many of the world’s biggest manufacturing firms could be missing out on ‘breathtaking’ benefits because their production networks are not designed to suit 21st century demands, according to a new guide.
Making the Right Things in the Right Places, which has just been launched by Cambridge University, also warns that many firms are relying too heavily on short-term outsourcing and offshoring to countries such as India and China.
Without a more systematically designed global ‘footprint’ or network, it says, even leading businesses will miss out on savings, fail to gain market share and could disappear within the space of a generation.
Full report here
http://www.supplychainstandard.com/liChannelID/22/Articles/1329/Don%E2%80%99t+rely+on+%E2%80%98offshoring%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98lean+thinking%E2%80%99,+warns+Cambridge.html
18 December 2007
Many of the world’s biggest manufacturing firms could be missing out on ‘breathtaking’ benefits because their production networks are not designed to suit 21st century demands, according to a new guide.
Making the Right Things in the Right Places, which has just been launched by Cambridge University, also warns that many firms are relying too heavily on short-term outsourcing and offshoring to countries such as India and China.
Without a more systematically designed global ‘footprint’ or network, it says, even leading businesses will miss out on savings, fail to gain market share and could disappear within the space of a generation.
Full report here
http://www.supplychainstandard.com/liChannelID/22/Articles/1329/Don%E2%80%99t+rely+on+%E2%80%98offshoring%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98lean+thinking%E2%80%99,+warns+Cambridge.html
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