Merchandise Sourcing: Is There Life Beyond China?

Haugen offered attendees a little primer in the evolution of supply chain management. Supply chain management, he noted, starts with consumer needs and how to get product to them. That leads to product design, product development, raw material sourcing, factory sourcing, manufacturing control, shipping control, forwarder consolidation, customs clearance, local forwarding consolidation, wholesale/retail and finally on to the consumer.