Supply Chain Management

While supply chain leaders will stand up at conference after conference and brag about how they saved money, improved inventory and driven improvements in customer service, we find that nine out of 10 supply chains are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. So, did these supply chain leaders deliberately lie in their presentations? No, we don't think so. Why the gap?

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John Rossi, general manager for Consumer Goods Consulting at Wipro and CGT Executive Council member, provides key considerations that a consumer goods manufacturer must figure out -- from specific selling models and distribution networks to technology infrastructure -- before calling an emerging market home.