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Monday, June 06, 2011
In our final installment for the series, “Supply Chain Management Beyond the Basics,” Dr. J. Paul Dittmann, Director of Corporate Partnerships, University of Tennessee explains that one of the greatest impediments to sustaining a successful supply chain is the lack of any process to identify, prioritize, manage, and mitigate risks.Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Risk Management • Beyond the Basics • Permalink
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Financial performance metrics are valuable because they capture the economic consequences of business decisions, says Priscilla Wisner, Distinguished Lecturer The University of Tennessee. In this penultimate installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, she describes the “language of business,” used by internal and external stakeholders to evaluate the results of business operations.Finance • Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Beyond the Basics • Permalink
Monday, May 16, 2011
Cost management has taken on increasing importance in all aspects of the business. And in no part of the business is it any more critical than in procurement and sourcing activities. In this fifth installment of our “Beyond the Basics” series, professor Wendy Tate of the University of Tennessee explains the principles and techniques that enable effective cost management as part of an overall strategic sourcing approach.Purchasing • Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Beyond the Basics • Strategic Solutions • Permalink
Monday, May 09, 2011
Closed loop supply chains are the next stage in effective supply chain management, writes Dr. Diane Mollenkopf of the University of Tennessee. The concept involves integrating both the forward and the reverse product flows for maximum overall efficiency. Creating closed loop supply chains requires a new way of thinking about SCM, close internal and external collaboration, and strong leadership.Reverse Logistics • Strategy • Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Beyond the Basics • Leadership • Demand and Supply Integration • Permalink
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Part 3 of our series on “Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics” examines the challenges and potential benefits associated with supply chain collaboration. Professor Chad Autry of the University of Tennessee explains why and when collaboration makes sense. He also points out the warning signs to watch for that signal a supply chain partnership may be in trouble.Supply Chain Management: Beyond the Basics • Demand and Supply Integration • 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
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