Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Morgan L. Swink, Ronald R. Johnson, and Francis J. Quinn
This year’s survey focused on the progress being made across three capabilities that are essential to supply chain success today —visibility, analytics, and flexibility. As in past surveys, clear levels of competency emerged among the respondents. We’ve termed them the…
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 · Patrick Burnson
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…
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 · Martha Lessman Katz
The current system is based on two different control lists, administered by two different departments, and three different primary licensing agencies
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 · Hau L. Lee, Sonali V. Rammohan, and Lesley Sept
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.
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, November 8, 2011 · Christoph Glatzel, Jochen Großpietsch, and Ildefonso Silva
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…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 · Joseph R. Carter, Phillip L. Carter, Robert M. Monczka, and Thomas V. Scannell
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…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · Dr. Dale S. Rogers is Professor, Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Co-Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University College of Business
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…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Christopher Norek, Brian Gibson and Manny Ohonme
Moving much-needed athletic footwear to some of the most remote corners of the globe can be a daunting supply chain challenge. But the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Feet has persevered and is working steadily toward its goal of delivering 10 million pairs of…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Robert Rudzki and Robert Trent
Procurement and supply management personnel are becoming involved in more and more areas of company spend. But one category that to date has largely eluded them is capital expenditure projects. That’s unfortunate because when procurement gets involved early in these capital…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Joydeep Ganguly, Alasdair Shepherd, Esther Alegria, Rob Ciamarra and Rob Handfield
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…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Michael Shea and Berry Gilleon
The ability to see customer demand and align it with your supply chain—what’s called demand management—has become a truly crucial capability. But many supply chain managers still struggle with building this capability in their organizations. A new survey uncovers the…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Derek Jones and Thomas Schramm
Cloud computing—an emerging technology that gives users wide access to computing capabilities without the costs of ownership—has huge potential for the supply chain. In fact, the cloud is poised to usher in a new era of high-performance SCM. But before making the…
Saturday, March 19, 2011 · Sean P. Willems
Inventory optimization—the process of scientifically determining the right inventory levels across the supply chain—has never been easy. But advanced tools now available are enabling companies to do the job faster, more accurately, and with greater business impact. In…
Monday, March 14, 2011 · Robert Monczka, John Blascovich, Leslie Parker and Tom Slaight
The ongoing pressure to cut sourcing and procurement costs is certainly understandable. But simply saving money on external spend will no longer be enough to survive, let alone prosper, in the years ahead. What’s needed instead is a new, longer-term approach that closely…
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