1. Supply chain current topics
Dr. Ron Lembke
Supply chain current topics

2. Outsourcing in the News
IT & telecommunications changes
Nobody can tell you’re calling India
White collar jobs – now it’s serious
Educated workforces
Call centers, programmers
Privacy / security concerns

3. Current OM Issues
Maximizing use of IS to share information globally to coordinate production Commoditization of suppliers – “plug compatibility” Flexible supply chains for mass customization of products and services Global supplier, production, and distribution networks Is it time to bring production back to the US?

4. Bringing it All Back Home?
2001 – China joined WTO $0.58/hr
Gas $1.17/gallon
2015 = $6/hr? (Boston Consulting Grp)
Dec 2011 Shanghai industry conference
“Nobody wants to work”
Costs of transp
Long lead times
US efficiency, quality

5. Summary White collar jobs, not just manufacturing. That could be me!
“On-shoring”
labor and transportation costs
US Quality and productivity gains