“I’m a big believer in kind of the lean manufacturing mentality where we want our suppliers close to where our manufacturing is, close to where our customers are.”

Steven Voss, Lindsay Corporation · The Chain Podcast · From Resilience to Readiness: Designing Supply Chains for a World that Never Stabilizes

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Keep suppliers close to manufacturing and customers to reduce inbound/outbound transportation costs and lead times

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