Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies - June 2008 - (Page 3) VOLUME 12, NUMBER 6 JUNE 2008 22 COVER STORY Lifting the Burden of Project-Centric Supply Chains 30 SELLER BEWARE! Hidden Costs Can Sabotage Gains of Outsourcing for Manufacturers 36 LISTEN UP A Passing Engagement: Measuring the Value of Supply Chain Consultants As the construction industry and other project-centric businesses increasingly adopt state-of-the-art enterprise applications,they are transforming their supply chains to provide more visibility,less risk, lower total cost and stronger supplier relationships. So-called ‘soft costs’ are embedded very deeply in operations, but invisibility doesn’t mean that they are any less real or detrimental to the bottom line. They come,they go,they get paid—and sometimes their reports end up gathering dust on the shelf.Here’s how companies can derive the full value from a consulting engagement. Cover Illustration: Lonnie Busch GLOBAL LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES 3
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