Issue Archives: Quarter 3 2009
All for one and one for all
To ensure success when they outsource manufacturing, companies need to adopt a community approach with their partners and back it up with collaborative technology.
3 steps to strategic sourcing
Best-in-class companies recognize strategic sourcing as a value creator and consider it to be integral to their overall strategies for growth. Here's what it takes to bring your organization up to that level.
A smarter way to spend your money
When executed properly, a spend management strategy can save cash and accelerate return on investments—even in a down economy.
LEGO's game-changing move
The toymaker's bold decision to serve Europe and Asia from the Czech Republic cut logistics costs by 20 percent. But bringing the new operation up to Western European standards wasn't exactly child's play.
Keep it clean
Doing business internationally? Strict policies and a comprehensive training program will keep you in compliance with anti-corruption laws.
Beyond carbon counting
If a sustainability program is to have lasting value, supply chain organizations must move beyond carbon counting and take a broader view of their environmental responsibilities.
Columns
Perspective
Calling all practitioners
If your experience as a supply chain manager has led you to form a strong position on a supply chain topic, then consider writing an article for this magazine.
Monetary Matters
Why short-sea shipping should succeed in the United States
Although popular in Europe, short-sea shipping remains underutilized in North America despite its potential to offer cost-effective service with low greenhouse gas emissions.
Career Ladder
The right approach to salary negotiations
While you should certainly use your persuasion skills to make sure you receive the pay you deserve, negotiations should also reinforce the employer's decision to hire you.
Direct Connection
Get ready for the recovery—with help from CSCMP
Despite a worrisome picture, the consensus among global supply chain management leaders is that a significant economic recovery is on the horizon ... and that you need to be prepared for it.
Afterword
From the White House to the warehouse
If your company has been struggling with staffing issues, then you might want to learn a thing or two from John Straub.
Supply Chain Executive Insight E-Newsletter
Each month the Supply Chain Executive Insight e-newsletter will include brief articles about developments that are often overlooked by other supply chain publications. We will present you with summaries of the latest research as well as new ideas on how to make your supply chain operations more effective. And we'll offer commentary that sheds light on what's happening in supply chains today.Sign up now!
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.
Six steps to energy-efficient supply chains
A new McKinsey & Company white paper identifies six actions shippers and carriers could take to reduce transportation energy consumption by as much as 8 million barrels a day.
Forward Thinking
Auto suppliers are headed for a shakeout
Asian and European auto suppliers are likely to take over their distressed counterparts as that industry undergoes consolidation, according to the results of a study consulting firm PRTM.
Forward Thinking
Which countries are riskiest?
Known as the home to bands of seafaring pirates, Somalia now holds the dubious title of the riskiest country in which to conduct business and manage supply chains.
Forward Thinking
"Reshoring"—the next supply chain trend?
Recently, four Northern California companies pulled some or all of their production out of China and back to the U.S.
Forward Thinking
"Localization" of product assortments raises inventory and margins
Retailers that offer local and regional product assortments, promotions, and pricing appear to have found a winning strategy.
Forward Thinking
Happy birthday to U.P.C.!
The now-ubiquitous Universal Product Code celebrated its 35th birthday in June.
Forward Thinking
The world's largest logistics companies
For the second consecutive year, DHL, CEVA, and Kuehne + Nagel are the world's three largest contract logistics providers, according to a recent report by the British research firm Transport Intelligence.
Forward Thinking
CFOs overlook the value of procurement
As cost cutting absorbs more of their attention during the economic downturn, many chief financial officers appear to be ignoring supply chain risks.
Forward Thinking
Corporate culture can block agility
A recent survey of 164 manufacturers conducted by Hitachi Consulting and AMR Research found that corporate cultures often block supply chain innovation and responsiveness.
Forward Thinking
U.S. logistics costs decline as a percent of GDP
One of the major findings of CSCMP's annual "State of Logistics Report": In 2008 U.S. logistics costs reached $1.3 trillion, or 9.4 percent of the country's $13.8 trillion GDP.
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Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment
Upcoming professional education programs around the world
Dialogue: A Conversation With a CSCMP Member
All in the family
The son of a son of a warehouseman, Tim Richards is helping to guide CSCMP's Young Professionals Committee into the future.
