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- Supply Chain and Demand Chain Integration: The Pathway to Profit and Competitive Advantage
- Over the last decade, a powerful mandate for sustained business productivity has emerged: to design, alter, and combine products and services to profitably and efficiently meet the needs of customers. "Managing demand for the total value maximization of the enterprise and the supply chains" is the "competitive battleground" of the...
- White papers 2003-06-04
- Motorola's Battle With Supply And Demand Chain Complexity
- Motorola, now entering its third year of battle with the complexity in its supply and demand chain, scored solid victories in 2002. Its Personal Communications Sector PCS, responsible for 41 percent of the firm's $26.7 billion in annual sales, launched the lion's share of its supply and demand chain initiatives....
- White papers 2003-05-01
- Effective Demand Chain Management and Efficient Supply Chain Can Enhance Cash Flow
- The notion of the supply chain manager as the new corporate hero, championing reduced costs, improving efficiencies and rewarding customers with reduced prices, seems somewhat incongruous to those brought up on the notion that Marketing was the dominant corporate philosophy. Indeed at least one generation of business students and practitioners...
- White papers 2005-07-18
- In Depth: Global Supply Chain - The Hidden Costs of a Global Supply & Demand Chain
- When a company moves production offshore or begins sourcing from suppliers overseas, lead times inevitably increase for goods brought into the country. Extended lead times, in turn, diminish the accuracy of forecasts as companies are forced to project demand further out than when they were producing goods closer to end...
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- Synchronize Your Demand Chain
- The fact is that inaccurate forecasts can unhinge even supply-chain leaders. Sophisticated forecasting tools and contractual arrangements can mitigate—but not eliminate—this risk. The only way companies can avoid such problems is by greatly reducing or doing away with their dependence on forecasts.A number of companies are now moving in that...
- White papers 2001-12-01
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- Analysis of a Customer Demand Driven Semiconductor Supply Chain in a Distributed Simulation Test Bed
- Effective Supply Chain Management SCM enables organizations to be more competitive in the current world of global manufacturing by reducing costs and improving the quality of customer service. Simulation can assist in moving towards these goals by evaluating the feasibility of alternative policies for managing a supply chain. However, simulation...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- Improving Extended Supply Chain Performance Through Better Control
- Many manufacturers struggle with the challenges of shrinking product lifecycles, increased complexity of outsourced or multi-tier supply chains, and volatile product demand. It's not surprising that a recent AMR Research report targets Supply Chain Management SCM as a top priority for manufacturing executives. Some of the world's leading manufacturers continue...
- White papers 2002-06-01
- Logistics supply chains: supply chain management: analyzing industry and Air Force Metrics Global Logistics Support—the GLSC: operational supply chain management
- Supply chain management SCM transformation is among the top initiatives for government and the private sector alike. The ultimate objective is an integrated supply chain which perfectly synchronizes supply and demand, so that the rate of supply matches the rate of demand along the entire supply chain. The Air...
- Research articles 2007-09-22
- SCM & Logistics: What's the Difference?
- This is an article which tries to identify the difference between the supply chain and lgistics. Transportation, logistics, supply chain management, materials handling, and inventory control continue to evolve. This evolution has created cross-fertilization among these functions, driven by factors both conceptual -- matching demand to supply -- and technological...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- How Did Cisco, Motorola, Xerox and Others Successfully Transform their Supply Chain Operations?
- Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks company (NYSE: HHS), and partners Manufacturing Business Technology and Supply & Demand Chain Magazine are gearing up to host the 2008 Supply Chain Management SCM Summit on April 2-3, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston, MA. The 2008 SCM Summit is the...
- Research articles 2008-02-21
- Global Supply Chain Executives Identify Transformation Strategies at Aberdeen's Annual Supply Chain Management Summit
- The second annual Supply Chain Management SCM Summit hosted by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), and partners Manufacturing Business Technology and Supply & Demand Chain Executive was held April 2-3, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, MA. The over-arching theme of the 2008...
- Research articles 2008-04-08
- Supply Chain Management: What is it?
- The concept of supply chain management was invented in the 1980s at Chrysler Corp.The shock troops of SCM were—and are today—suppliers who become long-term partners and integral parts of design and product development. it is basically a customer-driven. That is, the supply chain responds as efficiently as possible to customer...
- White papers 2003-09-04
- Connect With Patients, Suppliers and Savings: Supply Chain Management (SCM) for the Healthcare Industry
- Imagine cost savings without sacrificing patient care. Imagine having the right supplies and staffing in the right place, at right price, at the right time - all the time. Imagine responding on demand to the needs of patients, healthcare professionals, and support staff. Sound difficult? This paper describes the Supply...
- White papers 2004-07-21
- SAP Enables Porsche Dealers To Reduce Inventory And Meet Real-Time Demand For Parts; Porsche Restructures Parts Logistics With mySAP Supply Chain Management.
- WALLDORF, GERMANY, JANUARY 28, 2002 SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) today announced that sports-car manufacturer Porsche AG is using the planning and optimization functionality of mySAPTM Supply Chain Management mySAP SCM to enable faster distribution of spare parts and accessories throughout the Porsche network of...
- Research articles 2002-01-28
- SAP Enables Porsche Dealers to Reduce Inventory And Meet Real-Time Demand for Parts; Porsche Restructures Parts Logistics With mySAP Supply Chain Management
- Business Editors/Technology Writers WALLDORF, Germany--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 28, 2002 SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) today announced that sports-car manufacturer Porsche AG is using the planning and optimization functionality of mySAPTM Supply Chain Management mySAP SCM to enable faster distribution of spare parts and accessories throughout the Porsche network of European dealers....
- Research articles 2002-01-28
- Supply Chain in the Spot Light
- With Supply Chain Management SCM, companies share product information and coordinate shipments between multiple parties, from raw goods providers to manufacturers to retailers and customers. Up-to-the-minute inventory status and order forecasts automatically zip over the Internet. In enabling all this, SCM tools promise to equalize the gap between supply and...
- White papers 2001-05-01
- On-Demand Value of the Supply Chain
- The use of Software-as-a-Service SaaS for Supply Chain Management SCM is gaining traction, and early adopters are reaping the rewards of faster implementation times, quicker returns on investment and lower costs. According to study conducted, more than 50 percent of enterprises surveyed are either using or considering using on-demand applications...
- White papers 2006-03-30
- Supply Chain Transformation Strategies to Be Revealed at Aberdeen's Annual Supply Chain Management Summit
- The annual Supply Chain Management SCM Summit will be hosted by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), in partnership with Manufacturing Business Technology and Supply & Demand Chain Executive on April 2-3, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, MA.
- Research articles 2008-03-26
- Taiwan's Ching Yun University Enjoying The Benefits Provided By Adexa's Industry Leading Planning Solutions; Leading SCM Solution Helping Improve Taiwan's Supply Chain Education System
- LOS ANGELES -- Adexa, Inc., the leading provider of integrated supply chain, demand planning and performance management solutions, and Ching Yun University, a leading college in Taiwan, today announced that Ching Yun's SCM Laboratory has been reaping significant benefits since implementing and utilizing Adexa's Enterprise Global Planning System - eGPS...
- Research articles 2006-06-13
- Enhancing Business Performance With Demand-Driven Workforce Management
- To compete, organizations must continue to find ways to be agile and responsive while cutting costs and boosting revenues. During the 1980s and ?90s, visionary executives invested in Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Customer Relationship Management CRM, and Supply Chain Management SCM systems because of benefits such as broad and deep...
- White papers 2005-07-01
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