FEATURED ARTICLES BY ROSEMARY COATES

12/8/2020· Supply Chain Management

Is It A Supply Chain Issue Or Poor Project Management?

By: Rosemary Coates

But procurement by thousands of individual hospitals and multiple governmental agencies is uneven and inefficient and we end up with variable pricing, too much inventory in some places, and not enough in others. These may look like supply chain issues on the surface, but they are actually project management issues.

10/29/2020· Manufacturing

What Happens When You Decide To Leave China?

By: Rosemary Coates

Reshoring and manufacturing in America is hot. Companies are now considering the possibilities of returning manufacturing to the USA. According to a recent study, 54% of all US companies over $1 billion in revenues are planning or considering bringing at least some of their manufacturing back to the US.

4/16/2019· Supply Chain Management

Product Counterfeits Are Still A Major Problem

By: Rosemary Coates

The way imported products are sold has drastically changed over the past few years. With the rise of eCommerce and direct shipments to U.S. warehouses and customers, more and more counterfeit products are slipping into the U.S. Owners of brands and intellectual property are losing billions of dollars in revenue every year to counterfeiters that are selling bogus products, often at the same price or only slightly less than the true brand.

5/23/2018· Logistics - Reverse Logistics

Economics Is Strategy

By: Rosemary Coates

"Economics is strategy." This phrase made me sit up and take notice. It was from an article in The American Interest about China's One Belt One Road initiative (OBOR). Of course, we knew that OBOR was all about economics. I have written about China's building influence around the world, but to simplify China's actions in this one impactful phrase makes it so clear.

5/2/2018· Logistics - Reverse Logistics

How to Ensure Your Reshoring Project Won't Fail

By: Rosemary Coates

Consider Otis Elevator. OE is one of many U.S. manufacturers, including GE, Whirlpool and NCR, which announced they were bringing factories back to the U.S. from China, Mexico and other countries and whose efforts did not go well.

4/10/2018· Logistics - Reverse Logistics

The Amazon Effect and the Global Supply Chain

By: Rosemary Coates

Have you been keeping up with the “Amazon Effect” on supply chains? This effect is defined as the impact the digital marketplace has on the traditional business model in retail. But for supply chain professionals, it is so much more.