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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Mayo Clinic started its social media presence in 2005 with its first podcast, subsequently incorporated Facebook and YouTube and launched its Twitter page in 2008.Blogs • Education • Make • Organization • Permalink
Monday, May 07, 2012
The nation’s top trucking companies share “high intensity” management teams, financial stability, and IT systems that afford “two-way communication” with shippers—and they’re just getting wiser.Supply Chain • Technology • MayJune 2012 • Organization • Permalink
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Managing logistics in developing countries presents real challenges—from poor roads and unreliable vehicles to less than ideal warehousing options. When public health is at stake, the logistics issues are even more worrisome.November 2011 • Inventory Management • Organization • Permalink
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
New global survey from PRTM confirms the importance of operational flexibility in supply chain success and identifies five key levers that leaders employ to make it happen. The financial and performance benefits of improved flexibility can be profound. And companies can start realizing those benefits, by taking the basic steps outlined here.Strategy • Risk Management • Organization • SeptemberOctober 2011 • Permalink
Friday, July 01, 2011
Many procurement organizations still have blurred ideas of what their true strategic purpose should be. But a few—the procurement “masters”—do properly understand strategy. And they regularly practice it. The product lifecycle framework presented here provides a useful mechanism for others to follow in the masters’ footsteps.Procurement • Sourcing • Strategy • Organization • JulyAugust 2011 • Permalink
Procurement • Finance • Sourcing • Organization • JulyAugust 2011 • Permalink
Monday, May 02, 2011
The management team at Biogen Idec knew they had to transform the supply chain to cope with increasing volume and complexity at this biotech company. Beginning with a detailed gap analysis, they launched a comprehensive transformation program that addressed factors as varied as vendor continuity and purchase order processing times, drawing from sourcing best practices. The overhaul to date has proved to be a resounding success.Sourcing & Procurement • Strategy • Organization • MayJune 2011 • Permalink



