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Areas of Excellence Tompkins Associates offers seven criteria of top-performing supply chains.   |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Top 11 Priorities for Supply Chain Information Technology Make some supply chain IT investments now. First on the list - make investments now. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Product Design Goes Global Companies are partnering with other firms to improve design, gain better access to new markets and speed up time to market. Here are tips to improve design collaboration. |
IndustryWeek
November 17, 2010 |
Supply Chain Earns a Seat at the Table Chief supply chain officers are becoming more influential within manufacturing circles. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Why Supply Chain Work Is Like Carpentry "Measure twice; cut once" should be the operating philosophy in every warehouse and distribution center. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 7, 2005
Jonathan Byrnes |
Achieving Supply Chain Productivity More than anything else, supply chain productivity requires that supply chain managers become experts at knowledge generation and change management. |
IndustryWeek
September 16, 2009
Steve Minter |
How Good is Your Benchmarking? Benchmarking is one of the first steps on the road to continuous improvement, but many companies stumble at the start. Here's why. |
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Jeff Schlegel |
Liquid Investment Water provides an ocean of investing opportunities. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Small and Midsize Headaches: By The Numbers According to a study by industrial buying consortium Prime Advantage, raw materials and energy prices top the list of concerns in 2008 for small and midsize manufacturers. Supply chain costs also rank high. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 27, 2003
David Stauffer |
Best Practices for Benchmarking Benchmarking isn't just about data -- culture and circumstances must be taken into account when you view the results. Here are the best practices of leading practitioners and advisers. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
IBM Opens Supply Chain Innovation Center in China Center will include a carbon trade-off modeler. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2006
David Blanchard |
No Quick Fixes For Disruptions Disruptions impacting profitability and customer expectations. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
Big Shifts Underway in Transportation Many manufacturing companies anticipate major increases in rail usage. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Supply Chain's Split Personality Cost containment, rather than improved service, is the prevalent supply chain strategy. |
Fast Company
July 2005
Renee Mauborgne |
Creating a Blue Ocean of Innovation The author of this piece, who also co-wrote the book Blue Ocean Strategy, says companies can be as successful as Cirque du Soleil by following certain guidelines. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
David Blanchard |
Do's and Don'ts on Managing Risk in the Supply Chain Nine tips to help your supply chain operate at peak efficiency. |
IndustryWeek
October 19, 2011 |
Nearshoring Trend May Be Exaggerated Interest in Asian offshoring is still strong, although Latin America is becoming increasingly popular too. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
David Blanchard |
Short-Term Strategies Are in Vogue in 2009 Cost management projects supersede long-term IT implementations. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010
David Blanchard |
Transportation Needs to Be Integrated Within a Supply Chain The five levels of an integrated supply chain. |
Bank Technology News
December 2007
Robert J. Bernabucci |
Unlocking the Value in Supply Chain Finance Globalization is driving a growing interest in global supply chain finance. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
Portrait of Best-In-Class Risk Management Risk management can help manufacturers weather supply chain storms. |
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
David Blanchard |
How to Select a 3PL Look for a third-party logistics provider that can help you optimize your supply chain network. |
IndustryWeek
August 18, 2010 |
The New Supply Chain Agenda Subtitled "The Five Steps that Drive Real Value," this book by Reuben E. Sloane appears to be aimed at companies that are still on the fence about the value of supply chain management. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Portrait of a Best-in-Class Supply Chain Aberdeen research identifies how companies identify supply-chain problems and proceed to solutions. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 11, 2005
Ken Cottrill |
IBM's Supply Chain for Deploying People Selling its PC unit to Lenovo was only half of IBM's "on-demand business" story. Now the company is employing the supply chain principles it once used for products to deploy its employees. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
A Healthier Supply Chain: By the Numbers UPS, along with Harris Interactive, recently conducted a "pain in the supply chain" survey of pharmaceutical, biotech, medical and surgical device manufacturers. Some of the key findings of the survey are listed here. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Erik Sofge |
Stihl MS 280 C-BQ Chain Saw: Quick Thinker Chain-brake systems that stop the chain in response to blade kickback are now standard on nearly every saw, but Stihl's MS 280 C-BQ doesn't stop there. |
Fast Company
November 2004
Martin Kihn |
Boiling the Ocean What this bit of consulting buzz-speak would really entail: assuming no vacations, this means every single person on earth would have to consult for more than 26 million years to actually "boil the ocean." |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Common Sense: Measuring Your Supply Chain Measuring your supply chain has become a competitive advantage for manufacturers wanting to improve their operational performance. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 11, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
BB&T Joins Supply Chain Forum Branch Banking & Trust Company SupplyChain360 has joined the Supply Chain Strategy and Management Forum at the University of Tennessee to address critical supply chain issues affecting value and profitability. |
