The Top 25 in Supply Chain Management

from destinationcrm.com

AMR Research has identified its Supply Chain Top 25 for 2007, or “those manufacturers and retailers that exhibit superior supply chain capabilities and performance,” according to the industry research firm. Nokia, Apple, and Procter and Gamble rounded out the top three. Rankings were based on each company’s financial data and past supply chain performance, which represents 60 percent of the total score. The second component of the ranking is AMR Research’s opinion, which represents the remaining 40 percent. According to Kevin O’Marah, senior vice president of strategic research at AMR, the study found that those companies that practice successful demand-driven supply networking (DDSN), or the strategy of taking customer demand, supply chain, and product development into account to drive products to market, are likely to carry 15 percent less inventory, are 60 percent faster to market with products and/or services, and complete 17 percent more orders.