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.
Which customers are most profitable?
Do you know what individual customers contribute to earnings per share? Here's how to determine the impact of each customer or customer segment on your company's profitability.
Can you be green and profitable?
Profitability and sustainability don't have to be mutually exclusive. By considering environmental issues when setting financial objectives for a supply chain network analysis, companies can successfully balance the trade-offs between them.
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.
Running inventory like a Deere
By restructuring the supply chain for one of its divisions, John Deere cut inventory and reduced freight costs to better manage assets and enhance shareholder value.
The persistent gap between supply and demand
A research study finds that most companies have a long way to go before they can achieve a demand-driven inventory strategy.
Gauging total cost, supplier by supplier
Because it reveals hidden costs, the "unit total cost" approach to purchasing can help companies accurately evaluate the cost of doing business with individual suppliers.
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.
Identifying critical costs in the supply chain
Companies need to stop beating down suppliers on costs and collaborate with them to control costs for both parties, says Jimmy Anklesaria in his book, Supply Chain Cost Management: The AIM & DRIVE Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results. In this excerpt, he explains how companies can get this process going. The most important steps include understanding how suppliers price their products and identifying suppliers' critical supply chain costs.
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On the road to a smaller carbon footprintYogurt maker Stonyfield Farm's initiative to shrink its carbon footprint offers a possible model for other companies that are concerned about their supply chains' greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Annual Global Conference reminded me of the undeniable value of conducting business with colleagues whom we have actually met.
Wal-Mart's green label and you
Wal-Mart's plans to develop a "green" label for products sold in its stores could become a headache for many supply chain managers —and not just for those in the retail industry.
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The quest for global payback continues
An annual study of global supply chain trends conducted by PRTM Management Consultants concluded that supply chain executives are still struggling to make global initiatives pay off for their companies.
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Northern Exposure
Ten years from now container ships along the busy Asia-to-Europe trade lane, instead of plying the waters of Southeast Asia and transiting the Suez Canal, might head in the opposite direction, toward the Canadian High Arctic.
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Ready to manage risk? Not yet
Supply chain risk levels appear to be rising fast, yet many companies are ineffective in preventing or responding to that situation, according to the results of a study conducted by insurance broker Marsh Inc. and Risk & Insurance Magazine.
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Business press group honors Supply Chain Quarterly
A leading U.S. organization for business press editors has named CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly one of the best new publications launched last year.
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Big gains for trade management software
According to the research firm ARC Advisory Group, sales of global trade management software totaled US $503 million in 2007 and will reach US $814 million in 2012.
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Do-it-yourself carbon calculations
Apparently, executives who need to measure a supply chain's carbon footprint would rather figure out how to do it themselves than use off-the-shelf software to do the job.
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Heavy-duty hybrids a non-starter
Don't expect to see heavy-duty trucks using hybrid-engine-style technology anytime soon, says a leading expert in the field.
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Biodiesel from bacteria? Sweet!
The raw material for diesel fuel could soon come bubbling up from a vat rather than from the ground.
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Outsourcing as a path to growth
Driven by a desire for more supply chain collaboration, businesses expect to expand their reliance on outside partners over the next three years, say executives who participated in a survey conducted by BusinessWeek Research Services and sponsored by SAP.
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Recruiter Roger Zetter believes that prospects for professional advancement in the SCM field are better than ever—if you take the initiative and manage your career.
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The quest for global payback continues
An annual study of global supply chain trends conducted by PRTM Management Consultants concluded that supply chain executives are still struggling to make global initiatives pay off for their companies.
Forward Thinking
Northern Exposure
Ten years from now container ships along the busy Asia-to-Europe trade lane, instead of plying the waters of Southeast Asia and transiting the Suez Canal, might head in the opposite direction, toward the Canadian High Arctic.
Forward Thinking
Ready to manage risk? Not yet
Supply chain risk levels appear to be rising fast, yet many companies are ineffective in preventing or responding to that situation, according to the results of a study conducted by insurance broker Marsh Inc. and Risk & Insurance Magazine.
Forward Thinking
Business press group honors Supply Chain Quarterly
A leading U.S. organization for business press editors has named CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly one of the best new publications launched last year.
Forward Thinking
Big gains for trade management software
According to the research firm ARC Advisory Group, sales of global trade management software totaled US $503 million in 2007 and will reach US $814 million in 2012.
Forward Thinking
Do-it-yourself carbon calculations
Apparently, executives who need to measure a supply chain's carbon footprint would rather figure out how to do it themselves than use off-the-shelf software to do the job.
Forward Thinking
Heavy-duty hybrids a non-starter
Don't expect to see heavy-duty trucks using hybrid-engine-style technology anytime soon, says a leading expert in the field.
Forward Thinking
Biodiesel from bacteria? Sweet!
The raw material for diesel fuel could soon come bubbling up from a vat rather than from the ground.
Forward Thinking
Outsourcing as a path to growth
Driven by a desire for more supply chain collaboration, businesses expect to expand their reliance on outside partners over the next three years, say executives who participated in a survey conducted by BusinessWeek Research Services and sponsored by SAP.
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Recruiter Roger Zetter believes that prospects for professional advancement in the SCM field are better than ever—if you take the initiative and manage your career.
Open Enrollment
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Upcoming professional education programs around the world
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