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Supply/Demand Chain Executive Mag Announces Pros To Know
[2010-02-26] Supply chain experts who are looking for new employees, new professional contacts, or even new bosses may want to consult a new list that's been released. Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has announced its "2010 Pros to Know."
United Nations Researches Sustainable Supply Chain Management
[2010-02-12] It's not every day that you hear about the United Nations - the international organization that can settle disputes and/or dispatch armed peacekeepers - in connection with supply chain management. But the United Nations Environment Programme and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry have teamed up on a special project.
CDC Software Involved In SCM Acquisition
[2010-01-29] After a bit of confusion and a failed deal involving another organization, a company that deals in supply chain management software has received an offer regarding a new owner. CDC Software is just being a bit mysterious about all other details.
Manufacturing Business Technology Officially Closes Its Doors
[2010-01-15] As reported by Jim Brown on his blog, the veteran magazine, Manufacturing Business Technology is closing shop.
How To Be A Green Supply Chain And Meet Customer Fulfillment
[2009-12-18] As many of you know I am now living in Zurich and as one should do in a new country, I am trying to learn the local language. To help, everyone tells me that I should get a TV with cable to watch programs in German to support the classes and DVDs I am using. Easier said then done.
Are We Witnessing The Slow Decline Of The Supply Chains?
[2009-12-04] I certainly hope not, what would I blog about? But today in the Wall Street Journal an article highlights the trend that many companies, including Oracle, Pepsi, General Motors and Boeing, are all buying their suppliers and/or partners or investing in them for one reason or another.
Retalix To Implement Windows 7 Into Supply Chain Software
[2009-11-13] Retalix, a leading supply chain software company, has announced plans to incorporate Windows 7 into it's supply chain software. The company specializes in the food industry and services distributors in over 50 countries.
Manufacturers Cite High Level of Supply Chain Risk
[2009-11-06] More than one-third of North American manufacturers have experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months, according to a new survey by MFG.com.
Supply Chain CEO Sees Bright Future for Industry
[2009-10-23] It's almost beyond cliche at this point to say that the economy has affected everyone. One industry that took a massive hit was Supply Chains. It makes sense; they're the middle man that transports goods from supplier to consumer. If consumers aren't buying, the suppliers aren't supplying and so on and so forth.
Going Green To Make Your Supply Chain Environmentally Responsible
[2009-10-02] Apple just launched a new set of web pages dedicated to proving that they have a socially responsible supply chain. While it is very open and informative, to really "account for everything" as the website declares they need to go back further then just manufacturing and logistics.
Supply Chain Firms Focusing On Inventory Optimization
[2009-09-04] Inventory optimization (IO) is now among the top three priorities for many supply chain organizations as they look to create increased efficiencies during the global downturn, according to a recent report from IDC Manufacturing Insights.
Understanding The Logistics Of Supply Chain Management
[2009-08-21] Fresh back from vacation with a new supply chain story for you. As per my last post I took holiday in Tuscany, Italy. While I certainly took the chance to visit the vineyards I also squeezed in a side trip to Carrara, Italy, which as anyone in the area will tell you is world famous for it's marble.
River Logic Brings A Holistic View To Supply Chain Management
[2009-08-07] River Logic's Enterprise Optimizer is what is increasingly known as an "Integrated Business Planning" solution. Enterprise Optimizer is designed to manage cross-functional decisions at strategic, tactical, and policy levels considering all the elements and consequences of those decisions. The models you build allow you to see the financial and operational impact of those decisions and then optimize them.
IBM Takes Steps To Make Supply Chains More Eco-Friendly
[2009-07-24] From polluting the environment to creating sweat shops, poorly managed supply chains can tarnish the reputation of any company - not only that it makes good business sense. Many global corporations realize this, which is why they have been so progressive in maintaining supply chains that hold themselves accountable for everything from the labor they employ to the eco-friendliness of the parts they use and many actually report on their progress and efforts.
ServiceBench: Data Hub For All Supply Chain Needs
[2009-07-06] I saw ServiceBench when I presented at the Warranty Chain Management Conference and got a chance to get a more detailed presentation just recently. ServiceBench is aimed at the Service Supply Chain and is now part of NEW (who also presented at the conference). The service supply chain is often very complex because of the number of entities that are involved (i.e. retailer, service provider, manufacturer, TPA) and consumers often find it hard to determine where to go for help or service.
How Lean For IT Applies To The Supply Chain
[2009-06-15] My ongoing research has taken me squarely into Lean. Have gone through The Machine that Changed the World and Lean Thinking (Womack/Jones) As with ERP for IT, I am by no means the first to entertain this topic. There's a Wikipedia article that, while very well written, seems a little premature and bordering on original research (no books have been written on Lean IT to my knowledge).
M&A Due Diligence For Supply Chain Management
[2009-05-28] Due diligence is an analysis of a companies activities and records as a key step in the acquisition, or potential acquisition, of a business. This review is done whether the company being bought is a small, private one or is a multi-national corporation.
New Supply Chain Tool Aims To Reduce Inventory
[2009-05-04] Supply chain management software firm, Supply Chain Consultants has introduced a new inventory management module for its Zemeter family of supply chain management software tools.
Study Reports Five Major Challenges In SCM
[2009-04-10] Whenever I promote something related to IBM, I always first disclose that I work for IBM. So consider yourself disclosed. A few weeks ago IBM released a new study based on interviews with 400 supply chain executives from the Americas, Western Europe and Asia called the Supply Chain of the Future.
Opportunity And Challenge For Design Makeover
[2009-03-27] Supply chain management is a complex responsibility. There are supply chains within supply chain. Supply chains are not linear from one customer to one supplier. They involve multiple customers and multiple suppliers each of whom has a supply chain. Compound that with presence of three different supply chains-product, information and financial.
Marketing Logistics And Supply Chain Management
[2009-03-06] When I started this blog several years ago my intent was to give it a good effort for a few months, but I never thought that I would still be doing it to this day. Besides my passion for supply chains and the hits that the blog continues to generate, I am also driven by this blogs ability to generate new interest in the supply chain profession.
Recession Provides Opportunity Supply Chain Improvements
[2009-02-13] It doesn't look like the recession is going to end anytime soon, and that means companies of all types and sizes are going to need to work harder and become more efficient than ever. Improving supply chains is one solution almost everyone should be able to embrace.
Complexity And Visibility Hampering High-Tech Supply Chains
[2009-01-30] The increasing numbers of products, suppliers, channels and geographies, along with a lack of real-time visibility, are hampering high-tech manufacturers supply chains and hurting their bottom lines, according to a new Infosys/Microsoft survey.
ToolsGroup Launches New Supply Chain Planning Solution
[2009-01-11] ToolsGroup, a global provider of demand-driven inventory optimization solutions, has introduced a new type of supply chain planning solution that incorporates probabilistic modeling across all main supply chain functions.
Logistics of Modern Day Outsourcing
[2008-12-05] The outsourcing of logistics is really nothing new, corporations have been doing it since the 1800's choosing to use the US Pony Express over their own internal resources to ship parcels. But since the days of cowboys and Indians, we've gotten more global and things often need to be delivered in hours rather than days and weeks.
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