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April 23, 2009

The Triple A Supply Chain

Looking back on the classic article from Dr. Hau Lee classic on building a Triple A supply chain: Agility, Adaptability, Alignment

TOPICS : Agile supply chain | Supply chain excellence | Supply chain strategy | Supply chain thought leadership

April 17, 2009

Supply Chain News: Measuring Inventory Performance

Inventory Management Truly Lies at the Heart of what Supply Chain Management is All About. But is it Clear How to Measure Inventory Performance?

TOPICS : Supply chain finance | Inventory management | Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply chain costs | Supply chain excellence | Supply chain strategy

April 09, 2009

Stephen Covey and the Supply Chain

In these tough economic times, there really is a unique opportunity to remake supply chain strategies, capabilities, and processes from the executive suite to the distribution center floor.

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence

March 31, 2009

Supply Chain News: Collaborative Transportation: Will Green Finally Do the Trick?

The logistics industry has made several runs at collaborative transpoprtatioon before, but neither the cost savings potential or capacity pressures enabled collaboration to gain critical mass. Will Green supply chain pressures finally make it happen?

TOPICS : Collaboration | Green supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply chain and the environment | Transportation | Trucking

March 26, 2009

Unionization and the Supply Chain

Between the proposed Card Check law, huge differences in pay rates among blue collar workers, and the impact on automation and outsourcing levels, the unionization question looms large over the US supply chain.

TOPICS : Manufacturing | Supply chain costs

March 12, 2009

Is The Perfect Order the Perfect Supply Chain Metric?

The Perfect Order metric has been around for many years, but is still gaining momentum. The real question is: just how Perfect do you really want to be?

TOPICS : Metrics/Performance measurement | Supply chain excellence

March 05, 2009

Time to Integrate Supply Chain Planning and Execution

New report from Chief Supply Chain Officer Insights includes survey results from over 300 companies and presents a new vision of integrated supply chain planning and execution.

TOPICS : Supply chain excellence | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Supply chain organization | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply Chain studies | Supply Chain Trends

February 26, 2009

XBox Live is the Future of Supply Chain

There have been many predictions about "the supply chain of the future." We think you can actually find a glimpse of it with XBox Live.

TOPICS : Collaboration | Supply Chain Trends | Supply chain visibility

February 19, 2009

Best New Supply Chain and Logistics Products of the Past Year

What supply chain and logistics products introduced in 2008 caught our eye? Look here for the Best of 2008

TOPICS : Supply Chain Trends

February 12, 2009

Supply Chain 2009 - Predictions Amid Uncertainty

It is a tough year for making predictions, and just saying things will be challenging does not add much value. Undaunted, our supply chain and logistics gurus are back with their predictions for 2009.

TOPICS : Supply chain thought leadership | Supply Chain Trends