Supply Chain Software: Happy Days Here Again?

from scdigest.com

In case you haven’t noticed, these are pretty good times for supply chain software providers - the best since right before the Internet bubble crashed. I think there are some insights arising out of this worth considering for most of us.

CII and IVF partner to launch SCM awards

from expresscomputeronline.com

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and India Value Fund (IVF) will host the Logistics Summit later this year. CII has partnered with IVF to launch the Supply Chain Management Awards in the sixth edition of Logistics Summit. The award to be held on September 18th and 19th in Chennai is to honor people who carry on backend operations and provide cutting-edge technology in the area of logistics and supply chain management in the Indian market.

A.G. Baar Puts the Fizz into Forecasting Accuracy, Inventory Processes

from sdcexec.com

A.G. Barr plc, a UK manufacturer of carbonated beverages, including Irn-Bru, Orangina, Strathmore and Tizer, has selected Infor Supply Chain Management (SCM) Demand Planning. The solution is expected to enable A.G. Barr to improve its forecasting capabilities, reduce inventory and increase accuracy in supply chain planning.

Melbourne university offers executive development program

from supplychainreview.com.au

The University of Melbourne has partnered with Michigan State University to present an executive development program in supply chain and logistics management.

The universities say the week-long course in Melbourne in late October will be a “challenging exploration of the supply chain discipline”.

Three Reasons Why LEAN Six Sigma Has Been Weak And Puny

from prweb.com

LEAN Six Sigma has been wildly successful at improving existing processes and managing old ones at for-profit and non-profit organizations for 20 years now. Yet, this same LEAN Six Sigma System has been weak and puny at driving out all waste and inefficiency in these same organization’s innate or natural supply chain ( or the things hospitals buy, use and discard after their useful life has ended) because LEAN Six Sigma projects have focused only on material flow, work flow and information flow in their supply chain. A new one year study by Strategic Value Analysis® In Healthcare (SVAH), Skippack, Pennsylvania, outlines how healthcare organizations can fill this huge saving and quality gap with the new tenets of Supply Six Sigma™ www.supplysixsigma.com to link quality, speed and low cost together.