A conceptual case-based model for knowledge sharing among supply …
By Chengbo Wang, Craig Fergusson, Daniel Perry,…
The model is based on the theories of supply chain management (SCM) and case-based reasoning (CBR). Design/methodology/approach – This research follows a conductive and inductive cycle. Firstly, based on the learning expounded through …
April 22, 2008
A conceptual case-based model for knowledge sharing among supply
April 8, 2008
Building an Ethical Supply Chain
Building an Ethical Supply Chain
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal – Fairfield,NJ,USA
Supplier Ethics Management is the management of suppliers and supply relationships with strategies, programs, and metrics that better align supplier …
April 4, 2008
Report: Army relies heavily on contractors for acquisition support
Report: Army relies heavily on contractors for acquisition support
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In a March 24 letter to GAO, Shay Assad, director of Defense procurement, acquisition policy and strategic sourcing, said these issues are a “matter of …
March 17, 2008
PAUSE and effect
When just-in-time suppliers go on strike, assembly plants at risk
Japanese-style lean manufacturing may prove cost effective, but a labor strike at one of General Motors Corp.’s key suppliers illustrates how the system can break down.
More than a dozen GM plants have been idled or gone to limited production because of the strike that began Feb. 26 at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. When American Axle, which produces axles and other parts for GM trucks and SUVs, stopped shipping parts, it disrupted GM’s supply chain.
March 16, 2008
Should Breaking Up be Hard to Do?
No matter how valuable a strategic “vendor alliance” may be at various points of a relationship, for a high percentage of them, the relationship will change substantially and probably end somewhere along the way.
It’s critical that companies look for telltale signs of a deteriorating relationship and carefully pre-plan and execute exit strategies to navigate the break-up at maximum advantage for the company.
So says Lorrie Mitchell, a partner in consulting firm Mitchell Enterprises, which focuses on procurement and sourcing improvement, in a paper prepared for the upcoming The Institute for Supply Management’s International Supply Management Conference in May.
March 11, 2008
The On-Going Battle over CPFR
It’s hard to think of any area of supply chain management that causes more debate than Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR).
The CPFR process was originally developed in 1996 as a pilot program between Wal-Mart and the former Warner-Lambert (now part of Pfizer) aimed at doing a better job of keeping Listerine mouthwash on store shelves. It worked – Warner-Lambert’s in-stock averages rose from 87% to 98%, lead times dropped from 21 to 11 days, and sales increased $8.5 million over the test period, performed in a limited geographic region of Wal-Mart DCs/stores.
March 2, 2008
Varieties of collaboration
Profitable co-operation between business rivals can come in many guises, writes Andrew Cave
How do fiercely competitive companies with proprietary information and systems go about forging the understanding and collaboration that is needed in a modern supply chain?
This is most difficult when competitors are teaming up to supply each other in certain markets in the “co-opertition” business model that Professor Richard Wilding, of the Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management talks about.
January 12, 2008
Standard Register and MedAssets® Supply Chain Systems Sign Agreement
Standard Register (NYSE:SR), a leading provider of document and print management services for healthcare, announced it has signed an agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems to provide acute care facilities with assistance in streamlining their document workflow and transitioning to electronic medical records (EMR). MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDAS).
“EMR offers healthcare providers the means to improve the quality of care while significantly reducing costs and shortening the revenue cycle,” said Terrilynn Cunningham, Vice President of Executive Services for MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. “By collaborating with Standard Register, we can help clients build a solid foundation for EMR and realize the full benefits from their technology investments more quickly.”
January 4, 2008
Collaborative Technologies to Be Emphasized in 2008, Researchers Predict
As larger manufacturing companies move toward a more globally integrated business model, they will need to increase spending this year on collaborative technologies, including social networking systems such as wikis, in order to manage their businesses more effectively, according to a new report.
This growing emphasis on developing collaborative business networks enabled by newer technologies is at the heart of a set of 10 manufacturing industry predictions for 2008 issued today by research firm Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company. MI says that large manufacturing companies are becoming increasingly global in nature, with many reporting 60% or more of their profits from outside their home bases.
December 20, 2007
The 10 Rules for Supply Chain Optimization Technology
For more than a decade, optimization software has been central to many supply chain software systems and internal company supply chain initiatives.
In some cases, companies have the operations research and technical talent to build their own optimization applications in such areas as factory scheduling, transportation planning, network design, inventory management, and other areas. More often, optimization comes from deployment of packaged supply chain software applications available from dozens of vendors.
