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• The Return of Sales and Operations Planning

  BNET - 2005-09-13

  In many manufacturing organizations, a lack of nimbleness and automation in existing Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes has stunted management's ability to drive change. Companies looking to maximize the value of their supply chain and their operational investments must automate cross-organizational performance planning processes to enable operational performance management.

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., Sales Strategy, Performance Management, Manufacturing, Sales Force Management, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Adaptive Business Networks: A Strategy for Change and Efficiency in Manufacturing

  BNET - 2005-08-17

  To survive in the demand-driven, collaborative 21st century environment, companies should strive to achieve a balance between market adaptability and stable business processes. Examples of early forms of the adaptive business network are easy to find at innovative companies. Hewlett-Packard uses the structure to orchestrate production of PCs and printers...

  Tags: Strategy, Montgomery Research Inc., Network, Manufacturing, Channel Management, Networking, Marketing

• A Small Company With Big Supply Chain Designs

  BNET - 2005-08-17

  Cascade Designs is a Seattle-based manufacturing company. Once their technology foundation was in place and their operations base financially secure, Cascade Designs began to think about interesting ways to leverage their knowledge and people. They decided on three main thrusts that Cascade Designs began work on in 2004 and will...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., Supply Chain, Cascade Corp., Cascade Designs, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software

• Electronics Manufacturing Transformation

  BNET - 2005-08-17

  Outsourcing in the electronics industry has evolved dramatically since 1990. In its earliest and most basic form, the OEM's make-versus-buy decisions were based largely on opportunities to reduce costs or meet specialized manufacturing needs. The outsource provider would take on manufacturing for specific products on a contract-by-contract basis. Through economies...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., OEM, Electronics, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Future Fab International Explores the Economics and Challenges Of The Semiconductor Industry

  - 2005-01-18

  SAN FRANCISCO -- The semiconductor manufacturing industry is at a crossroads as the increasing complexity of future technology requires further investment in R&D and state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to maintain a competitive advantage, according to the latest issue of Future Fab International, published by Montgomery Research, Inc. Issue 18 of...

  Tags: HARDWARE, Manufacturing, Montgomery Research Inc., Semiconductors, Strategy

• Trends in Procurement: A Perspective

  BNET - 2003-07-26

  The nature of work in manufacturing industries competing and operating in global markets is changing. The expertise, world-view, and motivation of procurement specialists, together with strategically differentiated processes, remain the prerequisites to success.The principal driver of manufacturing outsourcing is asset management. An outsourcing strategy removes manufacturing assets, like equipment and...

  Tags: Asset, Montgomery Research Inc., Procurement, Outsourcing Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Operational Planning, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Hard Assets as Part of the Value-Added Logistics Equation

  BNET - 2002-05-16

  Information technology can improve operational efficiency, but the hard assets of the operational infrastructure itself need to be considered first. Over the past 10 years, logistics has relied on software applications to reduce supply chain costs. Initial efforts sought to optimize the transportation, manufacturing, and warehousing by creating integrated multi-modal...

  Tags: Asset, Montgomery Research Inc., Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Supply Chain, Transportation, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

• Trends in Third Party Logistics

  BNET - 1999-04-15

  Rapidly advancing technological capabilities have helped companies manage the increasing complexity of global supply chains. Logistic Solution Providers (LSP's) have stepped in with a variety of services and strategies to help companies improve delivery services to their customers. It's a growing, dynamic market, but the wide range of providers from...

  Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., 3PL, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business Operations