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Resource-based Theory vs. Supply Chain Management

SCM Research

Among those who have denied this suggestion is Ramsay (2001) , whereas, in his recent essay, Barney (2012) has argued that SCM can, “at least in some settings”, be such a source. In his insightful article, The competitive advantage of interconnected firms: An extension of the resource-based view (AMR, Vol. 2006.21318922.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

During the conversation, he thanked me as an ex-Gartner analyst for putting Ariba on problem-watch in May 2001. For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. During the period of 1996-2001, the company struggled. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015.

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Successful Cargo Space Delivery

Freightos

NASA awarded the company a commercial orbital transportation services contract in 2006, to design and demonstrate a launch system to resupply cargo to the ISS. Up there in the space-bound cargo stakes, in 2001, Pizza Hut became the first company in history to deliver pizza to residents living in outer space.

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

Fed raised rates. LTCM crisis. Glass-Steagall repealed. Tech bubble burst. Bush tax cut, 9/11 attacks. War on Terror. Katrina, Bankruptcy Act. Bernanke became Fed Chair. Bank crisis. Financial crisis.

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Vendor Managed Inventory? Think twice and consider the risks!

Supply Chain View from the Field

Other findings documented by Blackhurst et al (2006) also suggest that the implementation of a VMI initiative at a large electronics manufacturer did not produce the results expected. Material expediting increased. Inventory levels actually increased at downstream (buyer) facilities. Forecast inaccuracies hindered effectiveness. Kauremaa, J.,

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … The first of 14 residential shipping container complexes now built in the UK is completed in 2001. Two books on McLean are published in 2006, marking the 50th anniversary of the first commercial intermodal container service. 0 TEUs 0 meters long. Significance.

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Garmaise Appointed Dean of Full-Time MBA Program - UCLA.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

He was appointed assistant professor at Chicago Booth and joined UCLA Anderson as a visiting assistant professor in the finance area in 2001. Garmaise has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2006 Eric and “E” Juline Excellence in Research Award, along with every teaching award given by UCLA Anderson School faculty.