Book Review: Strategies and Tactics in Supply Chain Event Management

Book Review: Strategies and Tactics in Supply Chain Event Management
By admin
Operations Management and Logistics have been around for a while, but Supply Chain Management is a relatively new field, and it’s still struggling to come up with a uniform language or a uniform perspective on what the term “supply …

The effects of globalization on supply chain management

The effects of globalization on supply chain management
Bob Ferrari has some good observations over at his Supply Chain Matters blog about the impact of globalization on supply chain management. His observations come from the Supply Chain World North America event. …

Building your Strategic Sourcing Project Team – Part 1 - Sponsorship

Building your Strategic Sourcing Project Team – Part 1 - Sponsorship
By William Dorn
Whether you are conducting a Strategic Sourcing initiative internally, engaging your supply chain vendors for a multi-level process-restructuring overhaul or hiring help from the outside consulting world, the first step of the process …

Gartner SCM user survey finds increasing pace of change

Gartner SCM user survey finds increasing pace of change
Gartner recently released a new set of findings on supply chain management issues based on research they’ve done with end customers (you can purchase the research here). Among the many good insights is this: about 93% expect the pace of …

Supply Chain Excellence Showcased at Logicon 2008

Supply Chain Excellence Showcased at Logicon 2008 with Featured …
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Powerhouse companies are mindful that new sustainability strategies need to be rooted in a company’s operations and supply chain management to remain cost …

AFGLSC Supply Chain Management Groups stand-up

AFGLSC Supply Chain Management Groups stand-up
Tinker Take Off - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
The new Air Force Global Logistics Support Center’s 448th Supply Chain Management Contracting Groups are now officially operational as of Thursday at the …

Newmont Mining group executive elected to CAPS Research board of …

Newmont Mining group executive elected to CAPS Research board of …
Mineweb - London,England,UK
The new supply chain is centralized for all global, high dollar categories of spend. He was responsible for initiating Newmont’s global supply management …

APICS Presents Solutions TO Industry’s Hottest Issues At The

APICS Presents Solutions TO Industry’s Hottest Issues At The
Supply Chain Market (press release) - Erie,PA,USA
The conference is expected to attract more than 3000 participants, many from the upper echelon of the supply chain and operations management profession, …

The International Supply Chain Risk Management Network (ISCRIM)

The International Supply Chain Risk Management Network (ISCRIM)
By admin
The International Supply Chain Risk Management Network (ISCRIM) is a network of academians interested in how to handle different types of risks in the supply chain. The main purpose of the ISCRIM-network is to speed up, and improve, …

China’s Supply Chain raises the bar - Part II

China’s Supply Chain raises the bar - Part II
By China Business Success Stories
Until a few years ago, distribution of luxury goods in China were controlled by state owned companies with little knowledge about sophisticated marketing, distribution and supply chain management strategies. …