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January 15, 2010

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Decomposing Demand

Effective Use of Causal Factors has been Elusive - but That is Changing; More Accurate Forecasts - and the Potential to Increase Demand through Better Insight

TOPICS : Demand planning/management | Forecasting | Supply Chain Planning software

January 13, 2010

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers -- Less TP at Supervalu, Oil for 2010, New Toy Concerns, TEUs Finally Rise

SuperValu Decides it Doesn't Need so Much TP; Oil Price Estimates for 2010 seem Low; Cadmium instead of Lead in China Toys; Container Volumes to Rise for First Time in 28 Months

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

January 08, 2010

Supply Chain News: That Didn't Take Long - AMR's Richardson, Cecere gone after Gartner Acquisition

Bruce Richardson Named to Executive Spot at Enterprise and Supply Chain Software Provider Infor; Most Thought Employment Contract Would Keep Him at Gartner for Awhile

TOPICS : Executive Announcements

January 07, 2010

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers -- China Overtakes Germany, Walmart Finds more Savings, Diesel Pricing and Manufacturing Growth

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: China;s Relentless Rise, Walmart get Smiley over Procurement Savings, Predictions for Diesel Pricing, and the Good Manufacturing News Continues

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

January 07, 2010

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Over and Under-Estimating Supply Management Savings

Many Management Practices Lead to Measurement Problems - with Ramifications for the Business

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management

December 17, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - Nike's Lean Inventories, Sharp's Lower Costs, Copenhagen CO2 War Chest, Timberland Reduces SKU Counts

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: Nike Just Does it in Inventory Reduction; Sharp Bets Big on New Factory; Are Developed Country Committments to Fund CO2 Emissions Reduction in Developing Countries Just Hot Air? Timberland Follows Trail to Fewer SKUs

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers

December 17, 2009

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: The Lippitt Model for Change Management

Change Management is Hard; Here is One Model Favored by Jim Flannery of Procter & Gamble

TOPICS : Benchmarking | Benchmarking | Project management | Project management | Managing effectively

December 14, 2009

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest for Dec. 14, 2009

This week's supply chain cartoon. Winner published next week.

TOPICS : Cartoons

December 10, 2009

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Role of SCM in Your Company

17% Say SCM is the Key Differentiator in their Markets; 13% Say they are Technology Pioneers

TOPICS : Supply Chain studies

December 10, 2009

This Week's Supply Chain by the Numbers - Ocean Container Capacity, FedEx Rate Increase, Supply Chain-Related Capital Investment, Apparel Import Supply Chain

The Supply Chain and Logistics Numbers Worth Knowing This Week: Ocean Containership Capacity Dead in the Water, FedEx Rate Hike Signed, Sealed and Delivered, Do Not Spend it All in One Place, A Step in the Right Direction

TOPICS : Supply Chain By the Numbers