Monday, March 14, 2011 · Tan Miller and Matthew J. Liberatore
Most everyone acknowledges the importance of strategic supply chain planning. But many companies struggle with translating their plans into action. In many cases, what’s missing is a framework that can guide the strategic planning process. The real world framework offered…
Monday, March 14, 2011 · Ram Narasimhan, Joe Sandor and Tobias Schoenherr
Companies recognize that they need to continuously transform themselves to survive and prosper. But they’re finding that traditional, largely internally focused, approaches fall short. Increasingly, the leaders recognize that the real breakthroughs come only with the…
Monday, March 14, 2011 · John Kerr
What makes a truly great supply chain leader? What kind of background is needed most? And what character traits? For seven years now, Supply Chain Management Review has been building a rich archive of answers to those kinds of questions through our “Profiles in Leadership”…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Robert Handfield
Supply market intelligence (SMI) is a proven approach to reducing risk and gaining a competitive advantage. It begins with the collection and analysis of market data—but doesn’t stop there. The leaders excel at engaging key stakeholders in the SMI process and then…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Brad Douglas
Can strategic procurement best practices from the private sector be effectively applied to state government? The State of Georgia’s success with its Procurement Transformation initiative answers that question with a resounding yes. Georgia completely revamped the people,…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Tim Stratman
Why don’t chief executives come from the top supply chain ranks as readily as they do from finance, marketing, and sales? Senior supply chain management roles constitute some of the best preparation possible for the CEO’s position. But if they are to be seen as such by…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Chris Ahn, Ricardo Ruiz-Huidobro, Kumar Venkataraman and Michael Hu
The pressure to cut costs—and do it fast—shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. Not surprisingly, that pressure is often felt most intensely by the organization’s supply management professionals. But how best to respond to the challenge of sourcing under time…
Monday, November 1, 2010 · Ronald R. Johnson, Charles C. Poirier, Morgan L. Swink and Francis J. Quinn
Yes, we’ve all experienced some formidable challenges during the economic downturn of the past two years. But things could have been a lot worse were it not for the supply chain’s positive impact on costs, revenues, and operations. That’s just one conclusion of our…
Friday, May 21, 2010 · Peter Duchessi and InduShobha Chengalur-Smith
Conventional wisdom is that most companies today, particularly the larger ones, have adopted the practices associated with sound supply chain management. But that may not always be the case. New research reveals a clear gap between adopters and the laggards—or the…
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 7, 2010 · William B. Lee and Errol Wirasinghe
Supply chain decision making is fraught with difficulties, largely because decision making frequently is regarded purely as a mental process in which there is an illusion of knowledge. Supply chain managers rely too much on guts and intuition, the authors contend, and not…
Friday, May 7, 2010 · Singh Manoj K
Although sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been practiced for several decades now, many companies still struggle to succeed with their programs. A big part of the problem is that the requisite building blocks to success are either faulty or lacking. The five success…
Friday, May 7, 2010 · Thomas Kedrowski
For PolyOne Corp., the secret to survival and success is in the supply chain. This global provider of specialized polymers was burdened by excess inventory and production capacity, poor on-time delivery performance, and a sharp downturn in key markets. A series of targeted…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Morgan L. Swink, Rajdeep Golecha and Tim Richardson
The short answer is a resounding yes! New research findings show that the top supply chain management companies significantly outperform their competitors across most financial measures. This article offers insights into those financial gains that differentiate the leaders…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Mark A. Barratt, Elliot Rabinovich and Annibal Camara Sodero
Retailers today are struggling to manage demand across multiple channels while effectively controlling inventory levels. Vital to this process is the accuracy of their inventory systems. Cycle counting is the main technique used to curb inventory record inaccuracy (IRI), but…
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