Current Issue: Quarter 4 2011
A hard look at the soft side of performance
Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics. But if companies want to capture a true picture of supply chain success, they need to measure employees' interpersonal performance, too.
Tap into the power of analytics
New ways of applying supply chain analytics can lead to dramatically higher levels of performance. Here's where to find the best opportunities.
Time to come home?
To offshore, nearshore, or "reshore"? A total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis can answer that question. For some companies, TCO analyses are suggesting that manufacturing close to the point of consumption is the best choice.
L.L. Bean's smarter stocking strategy
The iconic retailer has revamped its inventory practices to support a multi-channel selling strategy. The result: less overstock of seasonal inventory, more of the products its customers buy all year long, and a reduction in warehousing costs.
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Afterword
Human beings at their best
The word "sustainable" does not always refer to the environment. It can also refer to an effort that is so successful that it perpetuates itself.
Career Ladder
Why you should never "graduate"
Continuous learning should be a lifelong, driving passion.
Perspective
Time to reconsider VMI?
A successful VMI program depends on accurate forecasts of consumer demand, which have proved elusive.
Monetary Matters
Emerging consumer markets: the new drivers of global economic growth
Consumption is still largely concentrated in North America and Western Europe, but consumers in emerging markets are stepping onto the world stage in greater numbers.
Direct Connection
Who keeps the engines of global commerce running?
Although what supply chain professionals do every day impacts commerce everywhere in the world, their role in corporate success and competitiveness generally has remained in the background.
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Free Articles From The Current Issue
Who keeps the engines of global commerce running?Although what supply chain professionals do every day impacts commerce everywhere in the world, their role in corporate success and competitiveness generally has remained in the background.
Emerging consumer markets: the new drivers of global economic growth
Consumption is still largely concentrated in North America and Western Europe, but consumers in emerging markets are stepping onto the world stage in greater numbers.
Global trade trends down as local consumption slowly grows
Global trade levels declined by 1.3 percent in Quarter 3 of 2011 while domestic consumption continued to grow.
Time to come home?
To offshore, nearshore, or "reshore"? A total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis can answer that question. For some companies, TCO analyses are suggesting that manufacturing close to the point of consumption is the best choice.
A hard look at the soft side of performance
Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics. But if companies want to capture a true picture of supply chain success, they need to measure employees' interpersonal performance, too.
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Perspective
Power to the (supply chain) people
When the unexpected happens, let the managers on the frontlines make decisions to quickly address developing situations.
Forward ThinkingPower to the (supply chain) people
When the unexpected happens, let the managers on the frontlines make decisions to quickly address developing situations.
Hiring outlook improves for supply chain executives
Survey finds that nearly half of companies in Europe and North America are recruiting supply chain professionals.
Forward Thinking
Many retailers ignore hazards when handling returned merchandise
Unaware that many consumer goods contain hazardous materials, retail store personnel may create dangerous situations in reverse logistics operations, says industry association.
Forward Thinking
Weather is the leading culprit for supply chain disruptions
More than half of respondents to a worldwide survey suffered supply chain disruptions at the hands of Mother Nature.
Forward Thinking
Study identifies attributes of best-in-class procurement organizations
A.T. Kearney study finds effective organizations excel at risk management, new product development, supplier relations, and more.
Forward Thinking
Water-related damage an increasing supply chain risk
One-third of respondents to a survey said floods and droughts have already affected their supply chains.
Forward Thinking
Ikea says, "paper, please"
IKEA is giving up wooden pallets in favor of paper platforms.
Forward Thinking
Global trade trends down as local consumption slowly grows
Global trade levels declined by 1.3 percent in Quarter 3 of 2011 while domestic consumption continued to grow.
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Dialogue: A Conversation With a CSCMP Member
Educating for the global economy
His long career as teacher, author, editor, and mentor of future supply chain professionals earned Dr. James R. Stock CSCMP's 2011 Distinguished Service Award.
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