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DESCRIPTION:Supply chain management has always been important…but recent ev
 ents have made it&nbsp\;critical to the welfare and survival of your compa
 ny!&nbsp\;\nMany companies have not given thought to their supply chain an
 d only know they are buying “from XYZ Products Company in California”\, no
 t realizing that &nbsp\;company&nbsp\;is getting their products from China
  or some distant and possibly at-risk location. &nbsp\;\nBuying from only 
 one source and/or from only one location to get “the best deal”&nbsp\;can&
 nbsp\;put your company&nbsp\;and its hard-earned reputation at risk.&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;In addition\, a resilient and diversified supply chain provides bo
 th strategic and tactical advantages over your competition. &nbsp\;\nThe A
 rkansas Manufacturing Solutions Department of the Arkansas Economic Develo
 pment Commission&nbsp\;is teaming up with the Arkansas District Export Cou
 ncil to provide &nbsp\;this&nbsp\;much needed information&nbsp\;on supply 
 chain management.  &nbsp\;&nbsp\;\nIn this webinar\,&nbsp\;Dr. Joe Felan&n
 bsp\;and&nbsp\;Dr. Naeem Bajwa\, Professors at UA Little Rock will provide
  a&nbsp\; road map to help you understand what things need to be considere
 d to mitigate your&nbsp\;supply chain&nbsp\;risk. You will have a chance t
 o ask questions and suggest topics for future webinars.  &nbsp\;\nThose at
 tending the webinar will also receive a complementary copy of&nbsp\;“De-Ri
 sk Your Supply Chain: Robust Resilience in an Age of Turbulence” &nbsp\;wh
 ich your company can use as it develops its SCM strategy.\nIn addition\, f
 or those&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Arkansas companies who are Manufacturers\, the Arkan
 sas Manufacturing Solutions Department of AEDC will be available to assist
  you through your SCM assessment\, strategy development and implementation
  phases at your request.
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Saving Your Company through Strategic Supply Chain Managem
 ent\, Session 1
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Supply chain management has always 
 been important</strong><strong>…</strong><strong>but recent events have ma
 de it&nbsp\;</strong><strong>critical to the welfare and survival of your 
 company!</strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Many companies have not given thought to 
 their supply chain and only know they are buying “from XYZ Products Compan
 y in California”\, not realizing that &nbsp\;company&nbsp\;is getting thei
 r products from China or some distant and possibly at-risk location. &nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p><strong><em>Buying from only one source and/or from only one lo
 cation to get “the best deal”&nbsp\;</em></strong><strong><em>can&nbsp\;</
 em></strong><strong><em>put your company</em></strong><strong><em>&nbsp\;a
 nd i</em></strong><strong><em>ts hard-earned reputation at risk</em></stro
 ng><strong>.&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\;In addition\, a resilient and diversifi
 ed supply chain provides both strategic and tactical advantages over your 
 competition. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions Departme
 nt of the <a href="https://www.arkansasedc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noop
 ener noreferrer">Arkansas Economic Development Commission</a>&nbsp\;is tea
 ming up with the Arkansas District Export Council to provide &nbsp\;this&n
 bsp\;much needed information&nbsp\;on supply chain management.  &nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p>In this webinar\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://ualr.edu/facultyexce
 llence/2016/09/08/dr-joe-felan-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferre
 r">Dr. Joe Felan</a>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<a href="https://ualr.edu/facultyexce
 llence/2019/04/03/dr-ahmad-naeem-bajwa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nor
 eferrer">Dr. Naeem Bajwa</a>\, Professors at UA Little Rock will provide a
 &nbsp\; road map to help you understand what things need to be considered 
 to mitigate your&nbsp\;supply chain&nbsp\;risk. You will have a chance to 
 ask questions and suggest topics for future webinars.  &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Tho
 se attending the webinar will also receive a complementary copy of&nbsp\;<
 strong><em>“De-Risk Your Supply Chain: Robust Resilience in an Age of Turb
 ulence” &nbsp\;</em></strong>which your company can use as it develops its
  SCM strategy.</p>\n<p>In addition\, for those<strong><em>&nbsp\;</em></st
 rong>&nbsp\;Arkansas companies who are Manufacturers\, the Arkansas Manufa
 cturing Solutions Department of AEDC will be available to assist you throu
 gh your SCM assessment\, strategy development and implementation phases at
  your request.</p>
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