Issue Archives: Quarter 1 2008
Bridging the gulf between business and academia
Educators are reaching out to the corporate world. Why aren't more companies taking advantage of the support they offer?
Leading in the Information Age
The rapidly emerging technology of the Information Age is calling into question many traditional supply chain best practices. In this adaptation from their new book, Start Pulling Your Chain! Leading Responsive Supply Chain Transformation, the authors describe a four-stage transformation process for guiding companies as they move from a traditional, anticipatory approach to a response-based, or "pull," business model.
Is your consultant worth the price tag?
Here's a formula to help you determine whether hiring a consultant for your project will give you a solid payback.
Going offshore? Look before you leap
Companies looking to source overseas because of cheap labor may be in for some costly surprises.
TI's FABulous supply chain
When changes in wafer fabrication added more links to Texas Instruments' supply chain, the semiconductor maker responded by streamlining its operations.
Capital ideas
How you manage your supply chain affects cash flow in more ways than you might realize. Here are some strategies for freeing up working capital and some tools that can help.
Six steps to effective network planning
For the best results, planners should follow a standardized approach. Systematic Network Planning provides a step-by-step guide.
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Afterword
The green tsunami
Based on the current, almost obsessive emphasis on environmental concerns, it appears that the so-called "green wave" is hitting the business world with full force.
Direct Connection
New skills for the 21st century
This is the time of year when supply chain thought leaders are forecasting which topics and trends will be top of mind in the coming months.
Perspective
School days
Besides universities, there's another educational arena where supply chain professionals should get involved: secondary schools.
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Bridging the gulf between business and academiaEducators are reaching out to the corporate world. Why aren't more companies taking advantage of the support they offer?
TI's FABulous supply chain
When changes in wafer fabrication added more links to Texas Instruments' supply chain, the semiconductor maker responded by streamlining its operations.
New skills for the 21st century
This is the time of year when supply chain thought leaders are forecasting which topics and trends will be top of mind in the coming months.
School days
Besides universities, there's another educational arena where supply chain professionals should get involved: secondary schools.
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Forward Thinking
Failure to ensure supply chain ethics may be risky
Many large companies have implemented ethics and compliance programs, but few seem to have extended such programs to include their global supply chain partners.
Forward Thinking
New research center to open in South America
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics recently signed a 10-year agreement worth $19 million with LOGyCA, a Colombia-based logistics company, to create the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation.
Forward Thinking
Supply chain excellence does pay off
According to analysts at AMR Research, the companies on its 2007 list of the 25 best-performing supply chains outperformed the stock market for the third consecutive year.
Forward Thinking
Chemical makers don't share best practices
Nearly two-thirds of chemical companies responding to an Accenture survey said their companies had no formal processes in place for identifying and sharing their supply chain best practices.
Forward Thinking
Sweet fuel
Two British environmentalists drove a truck fueled by chocolate some 4,500 miles across Europe and Africa.
Forward Thinking
Should supply chains go on a "diet"?
Some companies are trying to trim their supply chains by reducing their "food miles."
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Putting trust in relationships
In a new book, Stephen M. R. Covey argues that trust can influence the economic success of companies in a global economy.
Forward Thinking
Live inside the box
To some creative thinkers, ocean containers are objects to be transformed into comfortable and airy living spaces.
Forward Thinking
Group to develop standard measure for carbon footprints
What should be the yardstick used to measure a supply chain's carbon footprint?
From engineer to reengineer
Atlanta Roundtable Chair Beth McClurg has not only successfully remade her own career, she's also revitalized her local roundtable.
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment
Upcoming professional education programs around the world
CSCMP Notebook
CSCMP Notebook
News and ideas for success from CSCMP
Failure to ensure supply chain ethics may be risky
Many large companies have implemented ethics and compliance programs, but few seem to have extended such programs to include their global supply chain partners.
Forward Thinking
New research center to open in South America
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics recently signed a 10-year agreement worth $19 million with LOGyCA, a Colombia-based logistics company, to create the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation.
Forward Thinking
Supply chain excellence does pay off
According to analysts at AMR Research, the companies on its 2007 list of the 25 best-performing supply chains outperformed the stock market for the third consecutive year.
Forward Thinking
Chemical makers don't share best practices
Nearly two-thirds of chemical companies responding to an Accenture survey said their companies had no formal processes in place for identifying and sharing their supply chain best practices.
Forward Thinking
Sweet fuel
Two British environmentalists drove a truck fueled by chocolate some 4,500 miles across Europe and Africa.
Forward Thinking
Should supply chains go on a "diet"?
Some companies are trying to trim their supply chains by reducing their "food miles."
Forward Thinking
Putting trust in relationships
In a new book, Stephen M. R. Covey argues that trust can influence the economic success of companies in a global economy.
Forward Thinking
Live inside the box
To some creative thinkers, ocean containers are objects to be transformed into comfortable and airy living spaces.
Forward Thinking
Group to develop standard measure for carbon footprints
What should be the yardstick used to measure a supply chain's carbon footprint?
Departments
Dialogue: A Conversation With a CSCMP MemberFrom engineer to reengineer
Atlanta Roundtable Chair Beth McClurg has not only successfully remade her own career, she's also revitalized her local roundtable.
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment
Upcoming professional education programs around the world
CSCMP Notebook
CSCMP Notebook
News and ideas for success from CSCMP