Publications by Riverwood's Team
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2012

"Five Ways the Outsourced Supply Chain Obscures Product Cost"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week
April 20, 2012

"When Companies Shouldn't Outsource Manufacturing"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week's Viewpoint
April 10, 2012

“How to Prevent a Failed Relationship . . . (In Manufacturing Outsourcing)”
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy, Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week’s Supply Chain Insights
September 6, 2011

"When Selecting a Supplier ‘The Devil is in the Details’"
By: Mark Medlen, V.P. of Operations and Supply Chain Services, Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: www.iconnect007.com SMT Magazine
September 1, 2011

"Five Keys to Success in Managing Outsourced Manufacturing in China"
By: Howell Wang, Director, Supply Chain Management Services & Shenzhen Site Manager, and Mark Medlen, Vice President, Operations & Global Supply Chain at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow
July 6, 2011

"Six Steps to Align Supply Chain with Corporate Strategy"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week
May 5, 2011

"Five Questions to Test Supply Chain Competitiveness"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week
April 6, 2011

"South China Costs Continue to Rise for EMS Providers"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
March 7, 2011

"Ten Questions You Should Ask Your EMS Service Provider"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President Supply Chain Strategy at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
January 11, 2011

2010

"Supply Chain Risks in a Newly Flat World"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Supply Chain Management Review
November, 2010

"OEM Start-up Missteps"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
September 28, 2010

"China Costs Rise - How Bad Is It for Outsourced Manufacturing?"
By: Jeff Wallingford, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
July 19, 2010

"2010 Ushers in a New Decade in EMS - Part 2"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
February 23, 2010

"2010 Ushers in a New Decade in EMS - Part 1"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
February 5, 2010

2009

"Supply Chain Constraints - Real and Otherwise"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
September 24, 2009

"Does a Vertically Integrated Partner Make Sense?"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Supply Chain Management Review
July/August 2009

"The Changing EMS Landscape - Part 3"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
July 13, 2009

"The Changing EMS Landscape - Part 2"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
June 18, 2009

"The Changing EMS Landscape - PART 1"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: evertiq
April 6, 2009

"A Decade of EMS - The Capital Markets' Perspective"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
March 18, 2009

"R.I.P. The Death of Value as a Concept"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
March 2, 2009

"The Top 10 Reasons Why OEM/EMS Relationships Fail - Part 2"
By: Matt Ryan, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
February 5, 2009

"Supply Chain Tips for Weathering the Financial Meltdown"
By: Ron Keith, Chief Operating Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: Industry Week
January 26, 2009

2008

"The Top 10 Reasons Why OEM/EMS Relationships Fail - Part 1"
By: Matt Ryan, Chief Executive Officer at Riverwood Solutions
Featured In: EMSNow.com
December 16, 2008