1. McDonalds Supply Chain of Potatoes by Lance Winslow
    McDonald's buys its potatoes from corporate farmers in Idaho not the commodities market; therefore it limits its exposure to price gouging that might have occurred by using the commodity exchange to get those potatoes. Starbucks is doing the same thing, b... more
     
  2. A Staffing Equation: Optimizing the Supply Chain by Dipak Chatterjee
    It is at the Hiring Manager’s end that the need to fill in a position is felt most. Eighty-five percent of time, due to lack of foresight, and an absence of a well-engineered process, the Hiring Manager ends up spending more time in screening. Various mem... more
     
  3. Supply Chain Management by Ahmad Abbas
    The new vision of IT.Today, business competition is no longer company vs. company but supply chain vs. supply chain. A supply chain is a network of suppliers, factories, warehouses, distribution centers and retailers, through which raw materials are acqui... more
     
  4. Defining Supply Chain Management by James Hunt
    Companies that deal with inventory will have to have some sort of system in place to effectively manage the supply chain that exists for any type of sales. A system of inventory needs to be as smooth running as possible so that a company is able to fulfi... more
     
  5. Supply Chain Management 101 by Dan Johnson
    Answering the question of what Supply Chain Management is, is as simple as breaking down the phrase into its component parts. Supplies are those inputs that a company relies upon to produce the product that will ultimately reach its customers. The chain... more
     
  6. Integrating Reverse Logistics into the Supply Chain by Vernon Stent
    Defining LogisticsOn the glossary page of AboutRetail.net, logistics is defined as "the planning and execution of product distribution". When you purchase milk, bread or just about anything these days from your local store, the journey from producer to st... more
     
  7. More On Meeting Your Bandwidth Requirements For Supply Chain Management Applications by Michael Lemm
    As I pointed out in a previous article, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a complex animal. The key to a successful SCM implementation is a clear understanding of the business objectives and business requirements of the company the SCM primarily supports. ... more
     
  8. Meeting Your Bandwidth Requirements For Supply Chain Management Applications by Michael Lemm
    In today's business world it is critical for companies to deploy supply-chain management (SCM) systems to enhance efficiency across the product lifecycle by streamlining procurement, production, fulfillment, and distribution processes. Deploying an SCM s... more
     
  9. 5 Minute Guide to Supply Chain Management by Natalie Aranda
    If you frequent Wal-Mart and wonder how they can offer quality products at low price, you’ll eventually lead to a term “supply chain management” or SCM. According to Armstrong, SCM “involves managing upstream and downstream value added flows of materials... more
     
  10. What is SCM or Supply Chain Management? by Yogesh Ahire
    Overview : Supply Chain Management Solution is popularly known as SCM also. Supply Chain Management Solution also known as Demand Chain Management Solution or DCM also. What is Supply Chain Management Solution ? A supply chain is between Manufacturers... more
     
  11. Supply Chain Management Software by Damian Sofsian
    Purchase-to-pay cycle starts with purchase, logistics, inspection, production and pay. Supply chain management integrates all of these functions, keeping at the same time, the vendor-user role in a collaborative mode. In a collaborative environment, the r... more
     
  12. Microsoft Great Plains implementation: Restaurants Supply Chain Management Example by Andrew Karasev
    Microsoft Great Plains serves majority of US based horizontal and vertical markets. Being relatively flexible and customizable – it can fit your specific business requirements with light or deep customization. You can have portion of the system customiz... more
     
  13. Greening the Supply Chain by Santanu Tripathy
    The most important driver for making any supply chain decision (forward or reverse) is the consumer. Due to the future environmental threats like global warming, ozone layer depletion, increasing water and air pollution, it has become evident that the con... more
     
  14. Supply Chain Inventory Management by Eric Morris
    A supply chain consists of three parts – procurement of raw materials and semi-finished products, converting them into finished products, and distributing them for sale. In this context, supply chain inventory management implies that the inventory should ... more
     
  15. Are Your Supply Chain Management Employees Thinking Domestic or Global? by Sherry Harris
    Global supply chain management has emerged as a major topic in the age of globalization and now it is sitting at the heart of the whole system. But you might be asking yourself, so what exactly is supply chain management and how can it affect my company?... more
     
  16. An Introduction to Supply Chain Management by Jim Staller
    The mere mention of supply chain management, outside of business circles, tends to set eyes rolling. While it may not be of interest to the average lay-person, it is an item of great interest to those in the business community. Supply chain management i... more
     
  17. The Reflective Supply Chain in Manufacturing by John Hicks
    The well publicised plight of manufacturing companies in the United Kingdom has led to an ever increasing demand for reduction of internal costs and now, more than ever, the focus has been on the cost of supply chains. The nature of supply chains and the... more
     
  18. Supply Chain Integration by John Mehrmann
    Let's take a quick look and analyze your position in the Supply Chain. You are either the one driving the truck, the one pumping the gas, or the one paying the other two. It does not matter if you are a vendor, supplier, manufacturer, dealer, service supp... more
     
  19. Supply Chain Management - The Backbone of Service Economy by Natalie Aranda
    The percentage of output from service economy indicates whether a country is a developed country or a developing one. Developed countries often posses healthy and strong service industry. The backbone of many service operations are Supply Chain Manageme... more
     
  20. Product Mix for Apparel Supply Chain by Gaurav Doshi
    Supply Chain It has now become essential to analyze the impact of product mix on the functional objective in the apparel supply chain. IntroductionA strong brand drives market share, higher margins, and negotiating power in business relationships. But h... more
     
  21. Significance of Supply Chain Management for Brand Development by Gaurav Doshi
    Significance of Supply Chain Management for Brand DevelopmentThere is a pressing need of inspiring thinking amid the industry managers and policy drafters so as to facilitate them to produce a well-calculated all-embracing strategy and an action plan for ... more
     
  22. Supply Chain Technology - 6 Key Deliverables by Andrew Martin
    Without a doubt one of the most crucial tools available to supply chain professionals today is information technology (IT). IT can be the glue that help Supply Chain deliver real value to organizations – however an incorrectly configured system or a poor... more
     
  23. Designing a Supply Chain for Demand and Supply Side Uncertainty by Senthil Nathan
    Supply chain management is a powerful management tool to win over competition. Well designed supply chain for different products will look different. Supply chain for supplying pasta will be different from supply chain for selling fashion jewelry or rushi... more
     
  24. Why Optimizing Your Supply Chain Can Deliver Value by Andrew Martin
    Supply chain departments typically control the flow of goods/materials from suppliers to customers. An organizations supply chain function can consume a significant portion of business costs, through thier control of a large percentage of the cost of sal... more
     
  25. How To Solve Supply Chain Related Issues by Alexander Gordon
    Businesses whose operations rely on supply chains have to manage inventories of a large variety of assorted items. Traditional systems of inventory management lead to many inefficiencies. Adapting newer technology can largely eliminate these. To this end,... more
     
  26. How To Reduce Supply Chain Costs by Alexander Gordon
    The most effective way to reduce supply chain costs is to collaborate with your suppliers. This helps not just reduce supply chain costs, but also assists in expanding your business to other locations. Apart from supply chain collaborations, other ways to... more