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What Makes an Effective Analytics Group Part of Your Supply Chain Organization?
Individuals who can offer solid experience in business consulting, analysis, and operations have abundant employment options - as will those who can effectively manage these unique teams.
The Path to Fully Integrated 3PL Services
Since 1983, LEGACY Supply Chain Services has grown by a compound annual growth rate of 18% and continues to evolve by expanding its service portfolio, entering new customer industries, and strategically acquiring 3PL companies to become a fully integrated supply chain and logistics services provider.
10 Supply Chain Trends for the Next 10 Years
What trends will affect the next generation of supply chains? That’s a question more and more SCM professionals are asking themselves. The 10 trends offered here are validated with executive input from senior executives across different industries. By understanding, anticipating, and acting upon these trends, the author believes companies can greatly enhance the value of their supply chain operations.
Five Core Supply Chain Management Attributes of Successful Companies
As PwC's Joseph Roussel, co-author of "Strategic Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition," explains in this video, successful companies embed five core disciplines in their supply chain management - strategy, organisation, process, collaboration, and performance measurement. And they strive to do so both holistically and concurrently,
The Crucial Role of Applying Analytics in Your Supply Chain & Operations Strategies
An Interview by Dustin Mattison with Edith Simchi-Levi, VP of Operations at OPS Rules Management Consultants, who discussed The Role of Analytics in Supply Chain and Operations Strategy.
Servant Leadership: The Leadership Theory of Robert K. Greenleaf
This paper defines and explores the central tenets of servant-leadership theory, and reviews the attributes and values displayed in exemplary servant-leaders.
Mastering the Skills Required for Today’s “New Basics” of Supply Chain Management
The skills needed to do the supply chain job keep evolving. That’s not to say that the fundamentals learned in the classroom or in early job assignments are no longer relevant. Rather, they need to be revisited and reinvigorated within the context of today’s challenges. These are the “new basics” that supply chain managers must master.
Centralizing Logistics Leads to Mixed Results
In order to determine whether centralized logistics structures also improve logistics performance, APQC compared the quality of deliveries, inventory management, and logistics costs of organizations using a centralized structure with those using a decentralized structure.
Leadership: In Crisis And Otherwise
Inspiration often comes from the unique vision that a leader brings to the organization. The vision gets energized and transmitted to those who follow. There is an expectation of achievement, of success.
University of Nottingham Uncovers a Revitalised Risk & Threat Management System Through HP
See the story of how HPs Security Analytics helped The University of Nottingham to gain a real understanding of the risks that this global University faces.
Steve Wozniak to Deliver Keynote at Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2013 Conference
Manhattan Associates, Inc., announced that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc., will be one of the keynote speakers at Momentum 2013, scheduled for May 19-22 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Keeping Pace with the Skills Needed to Manage Global Supply Chains
The skill sets required to manage global supply chains today are not the same as they were 20, or even 10 years ago. And they will be different from the ones required in the future. It’s almost impossible to precisely predict what leadership capabilities will be needed going forward. The best course of action: Be agile and ready to respond to whatever happens.
7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Redux
“The Seven Principles of Supply Chain Management” provides a clear and compelling case for excellence in supply chain management, the insights provided here remain remarkably fresh even ten years after its original published date.
Online Retailer Amazon is Changing the Rules of the Supply Chain Game
Amazon continues to change the game for retailers. A few Christmases ago, they set the retail world on its backside with the introduction of free shipping – regardless of the fact that it costs Amazon, and everyone else, something to provide that service for free.
Key Findings from Consero’s 2013 Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Data Survey
According to a new survey by Consero Group, an international consultancy based in Bethesda, Md, over 50 percent of Chief Procurement Officers said their company pursues short-term savings from suppliers that undermine long-term value.
Consero’s 2013 Chief Procurement Officer Data Survey
This survey, presented in partnership with Vantage Partners, LLC, was developed in connection with an invitation-only event hosted by Consero Group LLC in January 2013 for a group of Fortune 1000 Chief Procurement Officers.
Logistics Management’s 29th Annual Salary Survey
The Logistics Management 2013 salary survey finds the highest salaries in logistics and supply chain management will be earned by those sticking to time-honored values: education, hard work, and company loyalty.
Concepts of Demand Management
The concept of demand management includes demand sensing, demand shaping, demand translation, and demand orchestration throughout the value network.
An Overview of Norfolk Southern’s 2012 Sustainability Report
This is Norfolk Southern’s fifth annual corporate sustainability report. It discloses the railroad’s significant environmental, economic, and social impacts to provide stakeholders a way to assess our commitment to corporate sustainability.
Questions & Answers with Vitran Corporation President and CEO Rick Gaetz
Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Vitran Corporation President and CEO Rick Gaetz about the North American less-than-truckload (LTL) market, Vitran’s recent divestiture of its Supply Chain Operation (SCO) 3PL subsidiary, and the freight economy, among other topics.
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