On this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights, Lora Cecere discusses the latest research report findings from Supply Chain Metrics that Matter: Contract Manufacturing. Find out Lora’s take on the results and if contract manufacturing is indeed the right or wrong business model.

Constance Korol is your host on this episode of Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights discussing the results on the latest research report: from Supply Chain Metrics that Matter: Contract Manufacturing. Now two decades into the business model, we discuss the question: Is contract manufacturing a viable business model? We find that companies are not able to drive healthy margins, so perhaps it is time to take a step back and restructure supply chain. Lora also discusses the metrics that matter series, measuring performance against two decades of financial supply chain ratios and getting companies off the supply chain plateau on the effective frontier.

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Straight Talk With Supply Chain Insights – Podcast #47