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Supply Chain Power 50: Best Supply Chain Blogs of 2014

Supply Chain Opz

Background Since we live in the era that the instant communications via the Internet is readily available, information is considered as a strategic business asset. Then, blogging and web contents have become the primary source of business ideas for many working professionals.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

” Hau Lee, October 2014. We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. We hope these posts keep you on top of your game and informed. . 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). Cost of quality.

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The Fight of the Titans

Supply Chain Shaman

The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. Figure 1: Supply Chain Metrics Are a Balancing Act. The metrics shown in Figure 1 are difficult to improve together. Most companies improve singular metrics but are not able to drive portfolio.

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Q&A on the Supply Chains to Admire

Supply Chain Insights

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? The data analyzed to compile the Supply Chains to Admire 2014 report came from publicly-available information from balance sheets and income statements. Which companies were considered in the study?

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

In the information age, it’s difficult to hide things you would prefer to remain undiscovered. Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. sources of raw materials. performance-based metrics. ”[2]. What is supply chain transparency?

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Top Supply Chain Articles of 2015

GlobalTranz

As always our goal is to educate and inform. As with the manufacturing articles, infographics tend to stand out as they are a quick way to consume a lot of information. Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process. Top 10 Supply Chain Articles from 2015.