Monday, January 3, 2022 · APQC
Adopting the right supply chain measures enables organizations to drive business success and identify opportunities for improvement.
Monday, January 3, 2022 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain, APQC
Building a performance-based culture begins by selecting relevant measures and increasing employee engagement.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 · Jim Barnes, ISM Services Managing Director
Metrics aren't just a measurement tool. The right metrics enable supply management professionals to drive positive changes in their company that can also create alignment between competing objectives.
Friday, July 26, 2013 · Timothy Raven
Many high product variety manufacturing companies have come to understand, “operational excellence is an on-going process in which companies strive to produce better results. It has an inherent collaborative nature and typically includes participation from all parts of the…
Thursday, September 6, 2012 · Robert A Rudzki
Most companies have several areas of underlying health concerns – often unidentified (and untreated). History has shown that ignoring one or more of the following principles can contribute to the ultimate demise of an organization
Monday, July 23, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
FusionOps also announced new high-profile clients for its cloud-based SaaS offering, including business users and analysts at Tesla Motors, KLA-Tencor, Kimball Electronics Group, and Albéa Group.
Monday, July 2, 2012 · Thomas S. Davis and Robert A. Novack
The right supply chain metrics can help you answer three key questions: Where do we want to go? How do we get there? And how do we know when we’ve arrived? The ability to answer these questions—in an accurate and timely manner—can lead directly to superior business…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 · John Blascovich, Alejandro Ferrer, and Bill Markham
The latest Assessment of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) study from A.T. Kearney confirms procurement’s power to drive real money to the bottom line and value to the top line. Among the leaders who do this best, seven characteristics stand out.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 · Sumantra Sengupta
Mobile devices seem to be ubiquitous these days. So it’s not surprising to hear all the talk about mobility in the supply chain. But what’s the real potential of mobility in the key supply chain processes. And what’s the best way to identify and tap that potential?…
Friday, July 1, 2011 · Hugh Williams
What lessons about tactical planning can supply chain executives learn from yacht racing? Quite a few. In SCM, as in sailing, you need a helmsman (leader) and a willing crew (team) to achieve the common goal—victory. Tactical planning is not something that concerns just the…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Ronald R. Johnson, Charles C. Poirier, Morgan L. Swink and Francis J. Quinn
Yes, we’ve all experienced some formidable challenges during the economic downturn of the past two years. But things could have been a lot worse were it not for the supply chain’s positive impact on costs, revenues, and operations. That’s just one conclusion of our…
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 · Kevin O'Marah
This year’s edition of the Top 25 supply chains published by AMR Research, now part of Gartner, contains some familiar names and some new faces. But beyond the list itself, the most important learning for supply chain professionals is that certain tactics consistently define…
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