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Friday, January 13, 2012
It’s not every day you’re asked to reinvent one of the high-tech industry’s most iconic companies. But that’s exactly what’s been driving Cindy Reese since she arrived from Sun Microsystems to become Oracle’s senior vice president for worldwide systems operations early last year.Feature • Supply Chain • Manufacturing • Oracle • Permalink
Monday, October 10, 2011
The 2011 Supply Chain Top 25 rankings from Gartner include repeat winners and some new entrants. Perhaps even more important than the actual rankings, though, are the lessons learned from examining just what makes the leaders stand out. This year, six specific tactics they embrace seem to point the way toward supply chain excellence.Feature • Supply Chain Management • SeptemberOctober 2011 • Permalink
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The prime objective for all supply chains is to provide clients with what they want, when they want it. Inventory management plays a central role in every supply chain’s need to satisfy its clients.Feature • Procurement • Supply Chain • Warehousing • Inventory Management • Purchasing • Inventory Optimization • Permalink
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Minimizing inventory investment and carrying costs while maintaining high service levels can be a tough balancing act. But best-practice companies have shown that it can be done - profitably.Feature • Procurement • Supply Chain • Warehousing • Inventory Management • Purchasing • Inventory Optimization • Permalink
Feature • Procurement • Supply Chain • Warehousing • Inventory Management • Purchasing • Inventory Optimization • MarchApril 2011 • Permalink
Friday, July 01, 2011
Most supply chain professionals today fully understand that the potential for supply chain disruption has never been greater. Yet while they recognize the need for managing and mitigating such risk, they often lack the tools to do so. The practical risk management framework offered here can help.Feature • Strategy • Risk Management • JulyAugust 2011 • Permalink
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
At the University of Tennessee we have placed significant emphasis on a business model we call Demand and Supply Integration (DSI). In essence, DSI represents a holistic approach to managing demand creation and management activities by aligning them with all of the processes and activities necessary to fulfill demand. At the very core of DSI, therefore, is the notion of internal cross-functional integration.Feature • Supply Chain Management • University of Tennessee • Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Demand and Supply Integration • Permalink
Thursday, April 14, 2011
With this article on demand and supply integration, scmr.com kicks off a new series from the educators at the University of Tennessee. The series is titled “Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics” and a new installment will appear each week on our website. It picks up where our original series of articles from Tennessee—the “Basics of Supply Chain Management” — left off. Among the topics we’ll be covering in this latest series are successful collaboration, supply chain risk management, strategic sourcing, supply chain finance, and more.Feature • Supply Chain Management • University of Tennessee • Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Beyond the Basics • Demand and Supply Integration • Permalink
Monday, January 31, 2011
The best procurement compliance programs combine people, process, and technology to gain proactive end user compliance across the organization.Feature • Procurement • Compliance Management • Permalink
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
“Back to Basics” is a look into how excellence in the core logistics and supply chain activities leads to overall business success. The articles in this seven-part series are written by educators from the University of Tennessee, one of the foremost schools in supply chain education - This is a 'must-read' for all supply chain and logistics professionals.Feature • Collaboration • Sourcing & Procurement • JanFeb 2011 • Dominant Logic • University of Tennessee • Supply Chain Management • Returns Management • Transportation • Permalink




