Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group calls for industry value chain integration

from dubaicityguide.com

In order to overcome the challenges currently facing the jewellery industry, including rising prices, competition from other luxury sectors and changing consumer behaviour, the industry will need to present a united front, improving cooperation across the supply chain. This is the message from the Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group, whose 6th annual Dubai City of Gold conference will be themed ‘Value Chain & Integration.’

Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Airlines, the conference is scheduled to take place from April 12-13, 2008, at the Park Hyatt, Dubai.

The Business Imperative for Service-Oriented Supply-Chain Management

from sys-con.com

This session will illustrate how service-orientation brings about the ability for organizations to see changes in business processes reflected quickly in their business systems by discussing real-world applications of SOA as applied to supply-chain management.

JP is a widely-respected author, speaker and thought-leader on the use of emerging technologies. His work in the field of XML, Java, EAI and SOA is the foundation upon which many of the modern Web concepts are now built. As principal analyst for NC Focus, JP delivered the earliest guidance on the use of XML for building machine-to-machine communication. As CTO of XMLSolutions, he was responsible for ground-breaking technology for integrating the supply-chain through XML, and at Ikimbo, he again broke ground on the use of secure instant-messaging to drive real-time collaboration around the supply-chain. As chief architect for Software AG, JP once again provided key thought leadership in the industry for using XML for SOA, Web Services and B2B communications.

CargoWise edi Points To Five Keys For IT Outsourcing

from logisticsonline.com

CargoWise edi, a leading provider of integrated international supply chain logistics management systems, says the decision for freight forwarding companies to outsource their IT solutions to a third party logistics provider is becoming increasingly easy to make in today’s dynamic global business environment. The decision to move to an outsourced IT strategy, however, still requires an in-depth evaluation of each company’s in-house IT capabilities as it relates to the supply chain requirements of its customers. “New technologies and IT initiatives developed by expert software providers are providing freight forwarding companies with a vast array of robust logistics software options today,” says Melinda Elmowy, Vice President of Global Marketing for CargoWise edi.

IIMM provides a platform to ‘ADAPT’ at DISHA 2008

from fibre2fashion.com

Indian Institute of Materials Management, the only professional body of Supply Chain executives organized DISHA 2008, an international seminar on synergized supply Chain to drive competitive advantage.

The seminar focused on Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, marked the launch of an International Program on ‘Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) & its contribution towards a social cause’.

Logility To Discuss Green Supply Chain Management

from logisticsonline.com

Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, recently announced that it will be featured in a March 25 APICS vendor webcast that will focus on building a green supply chain.

The APICS webcast “Are you thinking about a green supply chain?” will discuss why “thinking green” is more than just a trend in today’s dynamic marketplace. With sustainability and green efforts becoming mandates that must be considered in product and packaging design as well as distribution planning and execution; and with the increase of new regulations and diminishing resources, green supply chain management is becoming a vital business practice. The webcast will discuss how companies can incorporate green initiatives into their supply chain processes and will feature insight from John Davies, vice president of AMR Research’s Sustainability Forum, and Ron Burnette, product director, Logility.

PRH works on medical supply chain

from thedailyobserver.ca

The Pembroke Regional Hospital Board has approved a resolution to move forward with a project to develop a regional supply chain for medical supplies.

During its most recent board meeting, the group authorized Pierre Noel, the president and CEO of the hospital, to act on behalf of the corporation with respect to negotiating the required agreements.

“This is all about materials management and the handling of medical supplies and goods,” Mr. Noel told the board. “Traditionally each hospital has managed their own materials handling, but that is no longer considered best practice. Now the idea is clustering hospitals into buying groups.”

NEC Corporation of America Receives Highest Validation Level

from businesswire.com

NEC Corporation of America, a leading technology provider of network, IT and identity management solutions, announced today Custom-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) validation from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). By demonstrating effective security measures that exceed minimum security standards through the company’s physical supply chain, internal supply chain management and business supply chain partnerships, NEC has received Tier Three status, C-TPAT’s highest supply chain validation level granted to importers.

IBM Opens Global Supply Chain Innovation Center in China

from money.cnn.com

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of the first supply chain innovation center dedicated to helping companies worldwide integrate and transform their global supply chain capabilities. IBM’s new Supply Chain Innovation Center located in Beijing, China will leverage the company’s expertise in supply chain research, business consulting services, software capabilities and its own Integrated Supply Chain experience to create new solutions for companies around the world.

Supply Chain Benchmarking Resources

from scmr.com

Ed Koch, a mayor of New York in the 1980s, had a particular way of benchmarking his performance as mayor of the city. As he traveled around the five boroughs, he would walk up to residents and simply ask, “How Am I doing?”  For Koch, that was a lot more effective, and probably a lot more accurate, than conducting expensive focus groups.

 

OK, that approach worked fine for hizzoner.  But how about supply chain managers that want to benchmark their performance against others.  How do they know what to measure? And when you figure that out, how do you actually go about doing the benchmarking?

Becoming masters of their own supply chain – with Lamb You Should Taste

from farmersguardian.com

L.U.S.T – Lamb You Should Taste – is the trademark Zoe and Ian Burdass have registered to promote their high quality lamb. ANGELA CALVERT meets the husband-and-wife team determined to become the masters of their own supply chain.

Traditionally, most of the farms on the Yorkshire Wolds were mixed family units, where livestock played an important role. Increasingly, in recent years falling prices and a younger generation who seem to prefer driving tractors to lambing sheep, has seen more and more farms in the area becoming solely arable.