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Monday, May 07, 2012

The benefits of effective Sales & Operations Planning are compelling — lower operating costs, reduced inventory requirements, and top-line growth. The top-performing S&OP companies are realizing these benefits and in the process gaining competitive advantage. This article details the traits of the top performers and gives a practical approach to help others enhance their own S&OP performance level.
Posted on 05/07 at 06:07 PM
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Friday, March 30, 2012

During this Webcast SCMR Editorial Director Frank Quinn speaks with Karen Caswelch, CEO of Akoya, a supply chain analytics software company, about the myths and truths of the newest breed of supply chain analytics tools. Find out how predictive analysis tools - based on data extracted from CAD drawings and actual purchasing data - helped a Fortune 100 manufacturer gain full visibility to foundry requirements.
Posted on 03/30 at 02:09 PM
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Our panel of experts examines what lies ahead for supply chain professionals. The consensus: Cost pressures, competitive challenges, and economic volatility will only intensify going forward. The keys to success in this environment are flexibility, a willingness and capacity to change, and an unwavering focus on the customer.
Posted on 03/06 at 05:16 PM
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

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.
Posted on 11/08 at 02:25 PM
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Managing a global supply chain involves tough organizational challenges that promise only to intensify as operations expand and become increasingly interconnected. Key among those challenges: getting functional groups to understand their impact on one another so that they can collaborate. To bridge the organizational gaps that often divide their senior managers, McKinsey research finds, companies need to successfully address three main areas of collaboration tension.
Posted on 11/08 at 02:18 PM
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This article explains how leading companies are engaging in innovation from a unique perspective — that of their suppliers. The research examines the strategies and approaches that should be put in place to accelerate and realize supplier innovations that lead to competitive advantage.
Posted on 11/08 at 02:03 PM
November 2011StrategyRisk ManagementSourcingProcurementPermalink


More and more companies now recognize that creating a sustainable supply chain is more than just the right thing to do—it’s a requisite to business success. Sustainability today resembles the quality movement of three decades ago. As with quality, there was initial resistance to “going green.” But it soon became apparent that the benefits were far too great to ignore.
Posted on 11/08 at 01:43 PM
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Companies like Medco and Staples share a common belief: The innovative investment in supply chain infrastructure — and in particular automated materials handling and distribution systems—is a foundational element in market leadership and business success. Their stories point to seven key takeaways that supply chain professionals in any business sector can learn from.
Posted on 09/13 at 10:42 AM
TechnologyFinanceStrategySeptemberOctober 2011Permalink


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.
Posted on 09/13 at 10:29 AM
StrategyRisk ManagementOrganizationSeptemberOctober 2011Permalink


In 2007, SCMR featured an article on Walmart’s burgeoning sustainability program, focusing on eight specific initiatives being undertaken at the company. Four years later, the author of that article, Erica Plambeck of Stanford, and colleague Lyn Denend revisit those initiatives to assess what Walmart has accomplished to date—and what still needs to be done.


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