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- Make the Most of Supply Chain Analytics
- Dell, Apple, your local grocery store -- all these companies share a common concern: supply chain management. From the initial forecast to final delivery, coordinating activities in a supply chain is a big challenge. But if you do it right, the ROI is huge. Usually the challenge boils down to...
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- Planning for disaster:Keeping your supply chain safe
- September 11th sounded a wake-up call for global enterprises caught with kinks in their supply chain. There may be no sure way to plan for a disaster of that magnitude, but for business continuity, companies need to work on the things they can control. Now, a year later, companies around...
- White papers 2002-10-28
- Midterm Supply Chain Planning Under Demand Uncertainty: Customer Demand Satisfaction and Inventory Management
- This paper utilizes the framework of midterm, multisite supply chain planning under demand uncertainty to safeguard against inventory depletion at the production sites and excessive shortage at the customer. A three-site example supply chain is studied within the proposed framework for providing quantitative guidelines for setting customer satisfaction levels and...
- White papers
- Supply Chain Inventory Management and the Value of Shared Information
- In traditional supply chain inventory management, orders are the only information firms exchange, but information technology now allows firms to share demand and inventory data quickly and inexpensively. This paper studies the value of sharing these data in a model with one supplier, N identical retailers, and stationary stochastic consumer...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- Supply Chain Reengineering: Improving Inventory Management And Customer Service Quality
- There are two critical yet conflicting issues related to the supply chains of modern organizations. The paper examines the study conducted at a major manufacturer of orthopedic products. Objectives of this study were to reduce the level of field inventory while simultaneously improving the customer service level. Companies would be...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Supply Chain Unplugged
- Although seemingly invisible, wireless technology is palpably poised to be the next "killer app" in supply chain management. Many diverse companies are using wireless applications — hand-held devices that stream information to and from remote corporate databases — in their inventory management plans. Each process — sourcing, procurement, order processing,...
- White papers 2001-05-01
- Profitable Inventory Management-Is This An Oxymoran?
- This article explores the methods of profitable inventory management that are being successfully used every day by thousands of corporations in supply chain environments. The benefits are being earned across the supply chain from manufacturer, distributor, supplier and ultimately the customer. It is called scientific inventory management. Read the article...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Industry Spotlight: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Gaze down the aisles of the local Wal-Mart or scan the listings at Amazon, and a person can easily imagine the technical expertise and wizardry demanded by logistics and supply-chain management. From Radio Frequency IDentification RFID chips to inventory management systems, IT professionals work behind the scenes to ensure Elmo...
- White papers
- The Art of Supply Chain Optimization
- This paper explains crafting of supply chain processes that updates logistics and inventory management. It explains the case of the growing retail chain Michaels Stores Inc who called a logistics team to do this crafting. The new supply chain and inventory management plan was designed to streamline product flows to...
- White papers 2005-10-01
- i2 Inventory Management Services
- i2 Inventory Management Services help companies identify opportunities for improving service levels while reducing costs through optimization of supply chain configuration, inventory positioning, deployment strategies, execution, and monitoring. Service capabilities as well as inventory and distribution costs are largely determined by how a company's supply and distribution network is configured...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- IBM Express Services for Inventory Management
- One of the most tangible ways companies can benefit from Information Technology IT investments is through implementing solutions that are designed to provide inventory reduction opportunities. Faster receipt of demand information and shorter lead times can be achieved by changing planning processes, modifying supply chain infrastructure, and adopting best practices...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Warehouse Management Systems Technologies: Transforming Customer Satisfaction Through Better Inventory Management
- This paper is a powerful aid that provides insight into warehouse, labor, and transportation management technologies and their impact on supply chain visibility. As such, the information may be used to synthesize warehouse operations, customer satisfaction, and information quality. It can change an organization from reactive to proactive. Managing the...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- Should Inventory Policy Be Lean or Responsive?: Evidence for US Public Companies
- In this paper the authors are interested in investigating the association between inventory management policies and the financial performance of a firm. Consulting companies provide some limited evidence that firms that excel in supply chain management/lean techniques also enjoy above-average financial returns. Although several prominent companies have created business value...
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Positive Vs. Negative Externalities in Inventory Management: Implications for Supply Chain Design
- This paper analyzes the impact of supply-side externalities existing among downstream retailers on supply chain performance. Namely, multiple retail firms face stochastic demand, purchase the product from the upstream wholesaler, and make stocking decisions that affect all other retailers in the same echelon. Two sources of inefficiencies exist in such...
- White papers 2004-11-01
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- Logistics And Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- As competition becomes more global, innovation is moving from a firm-to-firm level to a supply chain versus supply chain perspective. Canadian firms must develop supply chain agility in a Just-In-Time JIT and mass customisation mode. This paper explains measurement of logistics and Supply Chain Management SCM Key Performance Indicators KPI...
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Supply Chain Management for Middleman
- Wholesalers, distributors and other middle parties-between customers and suppliers-fight the challenge of being price competitive and service responsive, while making a profit. The traditional role of middlemen has changed. Supply chain management SCM is a necessity in today's business. It is a driving issue. It is the centerpiece of key...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Role of Supply Chain Management Decisions in Effective Inventory Control
- Supply Chain SC, which involves the configuration, coordination, and improvement of sequentially related set of operations in establishments, integrates technology and human resource capacity for optimal management of operations to reduce inventory requirements and provide support to enterprises in pursuance of a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This paper addresses...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Collaborative hub gets a tune-up with cross-industry enhancements.(SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS)
- The Inventory Collaboration Hub ICH--integral to SAP's mySAP ERP and supply chain management SCM solutions--will soon include new industry-specific functionality, as well as the ability to run on SAP's NetWeaver browser-based platform. This all The Inventory Collaboration Hub ICH--integral to SAP's mySAP ERP...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Supply Chain Management For Middlemen
- From the executive summary: ‘Supply Chain Management SCM is a necessity in today's business. It is a driving issue. It is the centerpiece of key issues such as the global marketplace for sourcing and sales and with outsourcing. Customers are pulling inventory through their supply chain; middlemen and suppliers are...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Designing a Successful Trading Agent for Supply Chain Management
- This paper describes the design and evaluation of Southampton- Supply Chain Management SCM, the runner-up in the 2005 International Trading Agent Supply Chain Management Competition TAC SCM. In particular, the author's focus on the way in which the agent purchases components using a mixed procurement strategy (combining long and short...
- White papers 2006-02-14
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