Best-in-Class Improve Global Supply Chain Agility with Visibility Technology

from themanufacturer.com

Recent research by Aberdeen reveals that the top priorities for global trade management (GTM) in 2007 are improving trade compliance and global supply chain visibility in an attempt to more effectively manage growing global operations and distribution networks.

This was the general consensus of the 200 survey respondents.

“This study shows that the top strategic action companies plan to take to meet these challenges is to increase their global supply chain agility,” says Viktoriya Sadlovska, research analyst and the report author, “Companies are prioritizing visibility technology enhancements and trade compliance initiatives to help them achieve this goal.”

Hamilton Sundstrand applies lean, quality techniques to supply chain

from purchasing.com

In the extremely competitive—and rapidly growing—aircraft manufacturing business, Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Cessna and other OEMs are looking to their suppliers to do more. That is, they expect their suppliers to perform more assembly, kitting and systems integration work in their facilities.

These first-tier suppliers have limited resources. As such, they’ve examined their internal processes and determined those that are core to the business. Those that are not core they’re outsourcing to their suppliers. While these second-tier suppliers are often capable of doing the work, they may not have the capacity to take on the increased volume.

Market4care Joins GHX to Deliver Supply Chain Efficiencies

from earthtimes.org

Market4care, the largest provider of e-procurement and other supply chain services to hospitals and healthcare suppliers in the Netherlands, has joined GHX, LLC (GHX) under an acquisition announced today. Together, Market4care and GHX Europe, which currently provides similar services with its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium, now serve the entire Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) market. The acquisition will deliver greater efficiencies to the healthcare supply chain in Europe by enabling more hospitals and suppliers to conduct business with one another electronically. Together, the two companies currently serve more then 900 hospitals and 250 suppliers in Europe. GHX also enables e-procurement among more than 6000 hospitals and 600 suppliers in North America. Shareholders of both organizations have approved the acquisition, which takes effect immediately. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Mohawk Fine Papers Enhances Customer Service With Infor Supply Chain Solution

from supplychainmarket.com

Infor recently announced Mohawk Fine Papers, one of the leading provider of premium paper products in North America, has selected Infor SCM Transportation Management to reduce operational costs and provide real-time visibility into its supply chain. SCM Transportation Management will be interoperable with Mohawk�s current deployment of Infor ERP LX, which will enable Mohawk to provide unparalleled customer service across its distribution channel, from order entry to delivery.

Mohawk�s dynamic environment required a transportation management solution that would facilitate automated, same-day shipping of orders and integrate with the company�s current ERP system. SCM Transportation Management will enable Mohawk, its transport partners, brokers and customers to have an unprecedented view of transportation information, which will be used to monitor and track order progress, and provide accurate, up-to-the minute status of customer shipments.