Supply Chains Rock

MAY 9, 2012

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

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SCM Research

MAY 13, 2012

'There is an ongoing debate in supply chain management research about whether or not resource-based theory suggests that supply chain management can be a source of sustained competitive advantage for a firm. 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.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 11, 2012

'I am convinced that we know supply chain management matters, but that we do not have hardcore data to support it. I also believe that the supply chain is a complex system with complex processes with increasing complexity. The system has finite trade-offs that companies know empirically, but don’t understand mathematically. The supply chain index is designed to help companies better understand the effective frontier.

Industrial 125

Industrial Industry Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 125

Logility

MAY 2, 2012

Not all wholesale distributors think in terms of supply chain optimization—but they should. Faced with growing costs, demanding customers and paper thin margins (net margin is often under 1%), supply chain management often separates successful distribution companies from those that constantly struggle. Wholesale distributors act as aggregators of demand, buffering manufacturers from small orders and logistics complexity.

Supply Chain Optimization 103

Supply Chain Optimization Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Optimization 103

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 15, 2012

'Everyone has bad habits, but for procurement, bad habits can put a major dent it in the ROI of your sourcing tools. That’s because strategic sourcing is complex and challenging – success requires more than fancy software purchases. You must have a plan in place to measure how well (and how much) your team is using the technology. At 30,000 feet, answer these questions to drive improved adoption: • Have we trained everyone?

Purchasing Skills 97

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2012

As we prepare for to celebrate the 5th year anniversary of EcoVadis, I am reflecting back on the accomplishments and remaining challenges. Radical world changes in five years. Could we imagine in 2007, when climate change was the feature story across main stream magazine covers following the release of Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth, that five years later not much would have been done to address the topic?

Procurement Analytics 40

Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software Sustainability 40

SCM Research

MAY 29, 2012

'Qualitative research can be conducted to build theory from field data. The Discovery of Grounded Theory by Glaser and Strauss (1967) remains the fundamental handbook of this approach. SCM journals have recently seen a series of articles advocating for the use of grounded theory, e.g., Mello and Flint (2009, JBL) and Kaufmann and Denk (2011, JSCM). Therefore, I would like to draw attention to three helpful papers.

Research 125

Research Handbook SCM Journal 125

ModusLink Corporation

MAY 30, 2012

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Innovation 87

Innovation Supply Chain Supply and Demand 87

Logility

MAY 2, 2012

I find this question comes up a lot as the lines of understanding start to blur the two offerings. At the heart of this confusion is the network. Any time you want to optimize across an enterprise, whether it is inventory or product flows, you need to represent a logical representation of the supply chain. This creates a structure that math can be applied to.

Network Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 23, 2012

'SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba, the leading cloud-based business commerce network, for $45.00 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion. The acquisition will combine Ariba’s successful buyer-seller collaboration network with SAP’s broad customer base and deep business process expertise to create new models for business-to-business collaborat

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 9, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

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Resource Reduction 38

Resource Reduction Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies 38

SCM Research

MAY 22, 2012

'Capgemini has published the results of its annual international supply chain survey. The study is titled The 2012 global supply chain agenda. The authors find that the following topics are the key business drivers for 2012: (1) market/demand volatility, (2) economic downturn, (3) meeting (changing) customer, (4) develop emerging markets, and (5) increased material/service costs.

Supply Chain Strategy 125

Supply Chain Strategy Material Savings Global Cost Reduction Strategies 125

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EcoVadis

MAY 4, 2012

EcoVadis’ was present at the Sustainable Purchasing and Supply Summit last week in London, UK. We addressed the audience of procurement professionals on five basic rules to follow in order to establish a winning sustainable procurement program, and to effectively engage suppliers into it. 1. Scope of engagement – implies leveraging international standards when assessing suppliers or carrying out audits.

Procurement Analytics 40

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Logility

MAY 21, 2012

What is your moon? That was the question Michael Uskert, managing vice president, Gartner, asked at the end of the day 1 keynote at Gartner’s 2012 Supply Chain Executive Conference. The opening keynote, which included presentations from Jane Barrett, group vice president, Gartner, and Dana Stiffler, managing vice president, Gartner, connected the United States’ goal of going to the moon with today’s supply chain challenges.

Gartner 100

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 10, 2012

'Damco, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, one of the world’s leading providers of freight forwarding and supply chain management services, has selected LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru® and Transportation GuruTM to support their crucial supply chain design challenges and initiatives. With its corporate office in Copenhagen, Demark, Damco provides logistics services to over 10,000 global customers through its network of over 300 offices worldwide.

Supply Chain Design Software 87

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 17, 2012

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Supply and Demand 174

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

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SCM Research

MAY 1, 2012

'Last week, I was invited to beautiful Switzerland, where I held a seminar for supply chain managers from 30 large logistics service providers and manufacturing firms. Initially, these managers were asked about SCM topics they are currently most interested in. Here are some insights gained from the answers: First, ecological sustainability has become a top-priority topic; several managers have mentioned that their SCM activities are concerned with both tackling climate change and reducing waste

Trends 110

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Logility

MAY 21, 2012

What is your moon? That was the question Michael Uskert, managing vice president, Gartner, asked at the end of the day 1 keynote at Gartner’s 2012 Supply Chain Executive Conference. The opening keynote, which included presentations from Jane Barrett, group vice president, Gartner, and Dana Stiffler, managing vice president, Gartner, connected the United States’ goal of going to the moon with today’s supply chain challenges.

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Logility

MAY 2, 2012

I find this question comes up a lot as the lines of understanding start to blur the two offerings. At the heart of this confusion is the network. Any time you want to optimize across an enterprise, whether it is inventory or product flows, you need to represent a logical representation of the supply chain. This creates a structure that math can be applied to.

Network Design Software 100

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MAY 2, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

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Pharmaceutical 22

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 18, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 10, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 2, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 2, 2012

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