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Ranking Journals: Academic Journal Guide 2018 (“ABS List”)

SCM Research

Many SCM researchers feel that the ABS list undervalues the journals of our discipline. I am very curious whether AJG 2018 will finally give SCM journals the ranks they deserve. AJG 2015 has thus become a self-fulfilling prophecy. AJG 2015 has thus become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It contains more than 1,500 entries.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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5 supply chain initiatives to combat ESG risks

Taulia

During supplier selection, companies should apply appropriate procedures and use suitable metrics to select suppliers that align with the company’s ESG policies and broader values. Adopt digital supply chain management (SCM) for real-time transparency Managing large and complex global supply chains brings major challenges for businesses.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. In July 2013 E2open announced it acquired supply chain vendor icon-scm , and in June 2014 E2open announced its acquisition of SERUS Corporation, a “cloud-based manufacturing and product management provider.”

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service. This, my friends, is why we need to get back to CORE supply chain metrics when measuring the Top 25.

Gartner 100
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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. We will also be announcing the 2015 winners for the Supply Chains to Admire analysis which analyzes company progress on both supply chain performance and improvement on the Metrics That Matter for the period of 2006-2014. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security. They are not.

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. For the Love of the Cloud. This is a major turnaround.

S&OP 150