Friday, May 21, 2010 · By Gene Tyndall and Tom Beube
Supply chain managers need to learn more about what’s involved in financing international goods movement — and the new methods and technologies available to help them.
Friday, May 21, 2010 · Jim McIntosh and Margot Levin
Many large companies still procure services at the local level, believing that this spend category is best managed and measured there. Yet this approach forecloses on some important opportunities. Organizations that have successfully moved from a local to an enterprise-wide…
Friday, May 21, 2010 · Jim McIntosh and Margot Levin
Environmental services is often considered to be ill suited for an enterprise-wide procurement and management approach. The reason given: it’s too specialized and difficult to measure. Yet the following real-life example from a large client illustrates the opportunity for…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Frank Quinn
Business today is unrelenting. Just as you've finished up a dynamite promotion campaign or launched a superefficient distribution center, the market has a tendency of saying, “Not bad, but what have you done for me lately?” That's cold!
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Justin Reaume
When demand sags, inventory can all too easily pile up, putting pressure on the financial performance of the organization. The procurement team can do much to relieve the situation—and in the process exert a powerful impact on overall business performance. The six action…
Thursday, January 7, 2010 · Chad Mellon, Bob Allen and Len Prokopets
A.T. Cross was facing inventory management and demand forecasting challenges that threatened to stall growth and profitability. The solution: a fast-track S&OP initiative that resolved disconnects in planning processes, dramatically reduced finished goods inventory,…
Thursday, January 7, 2010 · Carrie Ericson, Hugo Evans and Joe Raudabauch
The building blocks for change in the supply management space are firmly in place. They are so solid, in fact, that the pace of change is accelerating faster than most people had anticipated. What does the future hold for tomorrow’s procurement leaders? This look into a day…
Thursday, January 7, 2010 · Pierre Mercier, Harold Sirkin and Jennifer Bratton
The survivors of economic slumps have almost always been better able to change course more quickly than their peers. They benefit from more responsive and agile supply chains, allowing them to quickly cut back on manufacturing operations, close plants, sell assets, and reduce…
Thursday, January 7, 2010 · Jarrod Goentzel
As the search for news forms of energy intensifies, supply chain professionals are presented with an unprecedented challenge and opportunity: To apply their managerial and analytical skills in delivering this energy to the end consumers. How effectively they respond may…
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