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Case Studies
Hewlett-Packard's Design for Supply Chain Program
Dec 2005
For more than 10 years, Hewlett-Packard has evaluated supply chain impacts on design decisions. Now, Design for Supply Chain (DfSC) is a systematic, repeatable process for product development...
Provided by SupplyChainBrain.com
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Case Studies
Supplier Relationship Management Helps Leading Retailer Enhance Efficiency
May 2011
Faced with difficult macroeconomic conditions in play, a leading retailer offering home improvement products and services outlined a strategic initiative to drive efficiencies across its...
Provided by Capgemini
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White Papers
Overcoming Barriers To Supply Chain Performance
Oct 2006
A supply chain may have hundreds, even thousands of interconnected components and contributors. To keep them all running smoothly, managers need to see what's going on, what's most critical, what...
Provided by Cognos
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White Papers
Securing Supply Chains Through Data Transparency And Better Market Design
Oct 2009
The high tech supply chain is more vulnerable to counterfeit components than ever before. With increasingly sophisticated criminals, the only way to protect the supply chain is through tools,...
Provided by Vertical
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White Papers
Adapting To The New Retail Market
Oct 2009
The current market is asking retailers some very difficult questions - questions that their existing processes and tools do not have the answer to. The only certainty is that consumers are less...
Provided by Quantum Retail Technology
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White Papers
How To Use Vendor-Managed Inventory Programs
Sep 2009
A well-run Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) program could allow your business to speed up its cash flow by more closely matching your cash outlay for inventory with your cash inflows from sales and...
Provided by American Express
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Case Studies
At Air Products, Supply Chain Education Drives High Performance
Aug 2008
Headquartered in Allentown, PA, Air Products provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates to technology, energy, healthcare and...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Ciba Streamlines Global Indirect Procurement Performance Through High Performance Procurement Transformation Program
Dec 2008
Ciba is a leading global chemicals company based in Basel, Switzerland. It provides chemical ingredients used to color, strengthen and protect plastics, paper, automobiles, buildings and more....
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Accenture's Supply Chain Academy Helps Dow Optimize The Global Value Chain
Dec 2008
With annual sales of US$54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human element" to constantly...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Mengniu Dairy: Business Process Reengineering & Strategy
Jul 2007
Founded in 1999, Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. has quickly become a manufacturing and distribution giant for dairy products in China. The company also is the country's No. 1 liquid milk seller, with more...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Martini & Rossi: Improving Its Supply Chain To Achieve High Performance
Jul 2007
Martini & Rossi decided that it would use technology to solve these challenges by enhancing its existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.0 application from Oracle. They turned to Accenture for help...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Fragrance And Flavor Company: Procurement Transformation
Mar 2008
This company's exceptional growth in recent years has positioned it as one of the world's largest perfume and ingredients companies. Despite its noteworthy success, this company knew it could not...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Best Buy: Supply Chain Strategy
Oct 2007
Best Buy is an innovative and growing Fortune Global 100 company that sells consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through more than...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
UPS Meets Pharmaceutical Company Boiron's Needs With A Perfect Solution
Oct 2007
Founded in 1932 in Lyon, France, Boiron Group is an international company that manufactures and distributes homeopathic medicine to retailers, physicians, brokers and distributors. As sales...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
UPS Fills Samsung's Prescription For Efficient And Cost Effective Shipping
Apr 2007
Samsung America Healthcare products supplies digital blood pressure monitors, digital and infrared thermometers and nebulizers to well-known, United States-based retail drug store chains, as well...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Endo Pharmaceuticals' Unique Business Needs Met By UPS
Feb 2007
Endo Pharmaceuticals was formed by three executives in 1997. With a portfolio of highly regarded products, such as Percocet tablets, Endo's vision was to become the premier pharmaceutical company...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
STERIS Corporation And UPS Freight Go The Extra Mile To Deliver Customer Satisfaction
Mar 2008
Prompted by continuous growth and increased domestic freight shipments in 2006 - up to 2,000 a week - STERIS decided to consolidate its LTL (less than truckload) regional and longhaul operations...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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White Papers
Working With The Flow... Not Against It
May 2007
The globalization of commerce has led to a shift in the balance of power, not only between economies but also between company departments. Ten to 15 years ago, who'd have thought that head of...
Provided by Citigroup
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Case Studies
UPS Ready Solution Simplifies Florist's Shipping Arrangement
Jan 2009
In 2003, the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. purchased online florist Calyx & Corolla. The new owner determined that the florist needed a centralized shipping management solution to integrate with the...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
A Camera-Repair Business Focuses On Customer Service
Jan 2009
United Camera & Binocular Repair Corp., based in Bensenville, Ill., used to manually update online repair and shipping status several times a day. The company reached out to its longtime shipping...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
The Muscle Behind The Mustang: Shipping 'Pony' Accessories Around The World
Jan 2009
North American Tuning, a young online company that sells aftermarket car parts, needed an efficient way to ship domestically and internationally. Owner Nick Romain turned to UPS WorldShip to...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Tie-Dye Specialist Blends Social And Business Goals With Help From UPS
Jan 2009
Dharma Trading Co., a textile-crafts retailer founded in 1969, needed to streamline business as it moved into digital times. Longtime shipping partner UPS introduced Dharma Trading to its flagship...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
With Lives At Stake, A Biomedical Company Turns To UPS For Temperature-Sensitive Transportation
Jan 2009
StemCyte Inc., based in Covina, Calif., collects and stores donated umbilical cord blood for the treatment of many life-threatening diseases. Donated blood must be processed and banked within 72...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
A Construction Equipment Manufacturer Gets A Supply Chain Makeover
Jan 2009
Multiquip Inc., a Carson, Calif.-based manufacturer of construction equipment for the rental industry, needed to modernize management of its warehouse inventory. Consultants from UPS audited the...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
A Building Products Distributor Finds Truckloads Of Benefit In An Innovative Freight Distribution Partnership
Jan 2009
Wolseley North America is a supplier of construction products and services. The company comprises Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., the nation's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, Stock...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Motorcycle Superstore's Tricked-Out Order Process Gives Customers A Thrill
Jan 2009
With UPS innovations, this online retailer outfits shoppers with fast, easy service for a satisfying ride. Motorcycle Superstore, an online retailer of items for motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs and...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
An Ice Cream Maker Licks A Cold-Shipping Challenge
Jan 2009
Dippin' Dots shows that even tiny innovations can add up to big savings. Dippin' Dots, a manufacturer of a unique form of ice cream, needed a way to ship party packs overnight. In 2007, the...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Online Jeweler Engages UPS Delivery Intercept To Counter Credit Card Fraud
Jan 2009
Sometimes, the best business strategy is to stop the sale. Goldspeed.com, an online retailer of jewelry, needed to reduce losses from fraudulent sales. A UPS customer, the firm began using UPS...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
No More Showstoppers: Event Planner Finds The Key To Trouble-Free Global Shipping
Jan 2009
UPS Paperless Invoice helps get timely gifts to overseas events with ease - and without paper! Hip Consulting Group plans and coordinates large events domestically and abroad for corporate...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
On The Move: An Online Retailer Uses A UPS Integrated Solution To Ship Four Times Faster
Jan 2009
GoMobileNow.com gets mobile computer desk products into customers' hands with less wheel-spinning, thanks to UPS shipping functionality integrated into its QuickBooks accounting solution....
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Online Goodies Retailer Integrates Systems, Makes Shipping Short And Sweet
Jan 2009
UPS technology gets back-office systems talking to one another, speeding order processing by 60 percent. Online retailer A Taste of the South processes up to 4,000 orders a day during the peak...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
For This eBay Art Retailer, UPS-Connected Software Makes Shipping A Beautiful Thing
Jan 2009
Recherché Galleria now processes orders nearly 10 times faster thanks to ShipGear, which links the eBay store to UPS shipping. Recherché Galleria, an art retailer on eBay, needed a simpler way to...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Electrical Parts Supplier Plugs Into UPS For Powerful Same-Day Shipping
Jan 2009
UPS Express Critical gets crucial parts to factories so businesses get back on track. Electrical parts distributor Southland Electrical Supply needed a reliable way to deliver urgent, same-day...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Follow In These Footsteps: Provide Excellent Service
Jan 2009
Zappos.com leads the way with model shipping and return policies. Zappos.com, an online retailer of shoes, apparel, accessories and electronics based in Las Vegas, stresses excellent customer...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
In A Tighter Economy, A Manufacturer Fastens Down Its Logistics
Jan 2009
Servalite cuts warehouse expense by speeding freight delivery. Servalite, a manufacturer of fasteners, used multiple warehouses to provide two-day delivery nationwide. UPS recommended a new...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Got An Alpaca Emergency? This Company's Got You Covered
Jan 2009
Useful Lama Items Inc. helps customers track their own shipments. Useful Lama Items Inc., an Illinois-based mail-order business, sells supplies to breeders of llamas and alpacas (both belong to...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Maker Of Hip, Shoulder And Knee Implants Turns To UPS For A Real Joint Venture
Jan 2009
Surgeons operating on a tight schedule know they can rely on UPS Ground and UPS Next Day Air to deliver implants on time. Exactech, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of orthopedic implant...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Smartphone Accessorizer Calls For Speedy Customs Brokerage To Rush Products To Market
Jan 2009
From suppliers to customers, UPS keeps Smartphone Experts' products ... mobile. Online retailer Smartphone Experts needed the right shipping partner to handle increasing orders from customers...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
SeatsAndChairs.Com Sells Home Theater Seats Around The World, With UPS In A Supporting Role
Jan 2009
A business born on the premise of selling recycled theater seats on eBay now provides chairs fit for a king. SeatsAndChairs.com, founded in 2002, sells new and recycled home theater seats to...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Picture This: A Medical Supplier Achieves Virtually Error-Free Shipping
Jan 2009
Cadmet Inc. finds a product that halves its data entry requirements and almost eliminates shipping snafus. Cadmet Inc., based in Frazer, Pa., distributes medical imaging supplies and equipment...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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White Papers
Economic Importance Of Belgian Transport Logistics
Jan 2008
The years 2005 and 2006 saw a continued expansion in worldwide trade and maritime cargo traffic, mainly sustained by the thriving Asian economies. Belgium was no exception to the rule....
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Greasing The Wheels Of International Commerce: How Services Facilitate Firms' International Sourcing
Jan 2010
The authors use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide their...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Supplier Responses To Wal-Mart's Invasion Of Mexico
Jul 2011
This paper examines the effect of Wal-Mart's entry into Mexico on Mexican manufacturers of consumer goods. Guided by firm interviews that suggested substantial heterogeneity across firms in how...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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White Papers
Vaccine Supply: Effects Of Regulation And Competition
Jul 2011
In US vaccine markets, competing producers with high fixed, sunk costs face relatively concentrated demand. The resulting price and quality competition leads to the exit of all but one or very few...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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White Papers
Food Supply Chain Consequences Of New Responses To Livestock Epidemics
Jul 2006
This paper studies supply chain consequences from applying the new - more socially acceptable - strategy of emergency vaccination instead of the large-scale killing of healthy animals for...
Provided by American Agricultural Economics Association
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White Papers
Supply Chain Management And The Changing Structure Of U.S. Organic Produce
Jul 2006
The authors present the results of a survey of the organic produce supply chain in the U.S., focusing on supply chain dynamics and firm behavior with a view to changing market forces. The survey...
Provided by American Agricultural Economics Association
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Webcasts
Mobility Service Providers Will Offer Door-to-Door Travel Solutions On A One-Stop-Shop Basis
Jan 2011
This webcast shows that travel in today's world is complicated. The modern traveler often takes a number of different modes of transportation on a single trip, with a compounded number of touch...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
The Capgemini Consulting Viewpoint: Challenges In Supply Chain Management
Jan 2011
This webcast shows an insight into the key challenges in Supply Chain Management. Capgemini Consulting helps its clients in the new digital era, tackling such supply chain issues as reaching...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
2010 Third-Party Logistics: Results And Findings Of The 15th Annual Study
Jan 2011
This webcast provides a short overview of the results and findings from the 15th annual Third-Party Logistics Study, sponsored by Capgemini, Georgia Tech and Panalpina. Discovering and exploring...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
The 3PL Study Partnership Team Meet To Begin Working On The New Study
Jan 2011
Publishing annual Third-Party Logistics Study is an almost year-long endeavor. At the beginning of the year, representatives from each of the partner organizations gather together to lay out the...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
John Langley Discusses Findings From The 2010 Third-Party Logistics Study
Jan 2011
In this webcast, the presenter shows us through the findings of the 15th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study. The presenter gives a brief introduction to the parameters of the study research and...
Provided by Capgemini
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Case Studies
DHL Express Europe: GIS Determines Better Route Planning And Minimizes Fleet Driving Distances
Jul 2009
DHL has been an innovative leader in the worldwide shipping business for more than 35 years. DHL is always on the lookout for improving how it does business. With this in mind, DHL looked at...
Provided by ESRI
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Webcasts
Greening The Supply Chain For The Greater Good
Nov 2008
Companies are under pressure to make their supply chains greener. There are several reasons but most revolve around regulations, quality and enhancing value for companies and their suppliers....
Provided by GreenBiz Group
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Case Studies
Valencia Health Agency Optimizes Economic And Logistics Management Of Central Services And Health Departments
May 2011
One of Valencia Health Agency's strategic actions, as part of the Health Information Systems revamping plan, is the implementation of the Orión Logis project as a system integrating the Central...
Provided by Capgemini
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Case Studies
Supplier Relationship Management Helps Leading Retailer Enhance Efficiency
May 2011
Faced with difficult macroeconomic conditions in play, a leading retailer offering home improvement products and services outlined a strategic initiative to drive efficiencies across its...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
What Are The Metrics Of A Sustainable Government? - Chris Erickson
Mar 2011
Federal, state and city government activities impact the environment and the economy on a vast scale. The presenters reviews the key metrics for governments to efficiently report the...
Provided by GreenBiz Group
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Webcasts
Bernie Bulkin: The Road To Energy Security Depends On Transport
Jun 2011
In this webcast, the presenter talks about why transportation looms large in shaping the energy component of a VERGE future, and the critical need for systems thinking about energy and transport...
Provided by GreenBiz Group
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Webcasts
Keith McCabe: When Transport Becomes Smart
Jun 2011
In this webcast, the presenter discusses the need to rethink the way we view transport from a sustainability perspective, driving economic growth while reducing emissions.
Provided by GreenBiz Group
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Webcasts
Rachel Finson: Transportation: Thinking In Systems
Jun 2011
In this webcast, the presenter who is a Project Manager at UC Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center offers a look at how transportation technologies are converging with...
Provided by GreenBiz Group
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White Papers
Input And Output Inventories In General Equilibrium
Jul 2010
The authors build and estimate a two-sector (goods and services) dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with two types of inventories: materials (input) inventories facilitate the production...
Provided by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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White Papers
An Analysis Of The Inventory Holding Components Of The Bid-Ask Spread
Jan 2007
This paper examines the performance of three inventory holding components of the bidask spread, Stoll (1989), Huang and Stoll (1997), and Bollen, Smith, and Whaley (2004) models. As a benchmark...
Provided by University of Mississippi
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White Papers
Relating Correlations And Mean Returns Across Stocks And T-Bonds To Implied Volatility, Liquidity, And Hedging
Nov 2007
Traditional economic fundamentals, in the sense of Campbell and Ammer (1993), seem incapable of explaining recent periods with a sustained negative correlation between stock and T-bond returns....
Provided by Saint Louis University
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White Papers
Asymmetric Loss Functions And The Rationality Of Expected Stock Returns
Jan 2007
The authors revisit the often rejected rationality of stock market return expectations obtained from survey data. In contrast to other studies, they analyze a recent sample period (1992 - 2004),...
Provided by Lancaster University
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White Papers
Ethics And Industrial Networks: A Levinasian Approach Towards The Study Of Justice In The Supply Chain
Sep 2009
This theoretical paper seeks to make a contribution to studies of ethics in a 'Business-to-business' context. The authors argue that the normative focus of much research in marketing ethics has...
Provided by University of Leicester
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White Papers
Managing Interdependencies In Supplier Portfolios
Jun 2009
Building and managing a supplier base has been referred in the literature as a key issue of supplier management. Since the seminal work of Kraljic in 1983, scholars have proposed a number of...
Provided by University of Porto
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White Papers
Organizing For Interaction. "The Missing Link In Supply Chain Management"
Sep 2009
A supply chain can be defined as a series of units that transforms raw materials into finished products and delivers the products to customers (Mabert and Venkataramanan, 1998). Some of the units...
Provided by Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
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White Papers
Efficiency In Transport Logistics
Aug 2010
Efficiency in transport logistics can be evaluated from several aspects: From the point of view of the service provider, from the perspective of the customer, or that of the government and from...
Provided by Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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White Papers
Network Development Of Logistics Firms
Aug 2010
Logistics industry is an important industry and it has been growing constantly due to deregulation, mergers and alliances, and growth of logistics firms. However, little has been written on...
Provided by Jönköping International Business School
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White Papers
The Importance Of Linking Internal And External Supply Side Organising - Purchasing Transformation In The Service Sector
Aug 2010
In response to the changing role of purchasing, companies are reorganising their purchasing function. Increasingly purchasing is becoming important for value generating purposes as a complement to...
Provided by Chalmers University of Technology
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White Papers
Interaction Capability Development In UK Manufacturing SMEs
Sep 2010
The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of interaction capability development of UK manufacturing SMEs on their customer relationships. Previous research in the...
Provided by Corvinus University of Budapest
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White Papers
Seing Is Believing? Signalling Supplier's Value Potential
Aug 2010
In this paper the authors are interested in framing the uses of signals by business suppliers, and in assessing how signals of supplier's value potential influence supplier selection. Recent...
Provided by Universita Bocconi
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White Papers
Agency-Based Supplier Selection: Developing And Testing A Classification Portfolio
Aug 2008
While procurement has been seen as a cost driver of minor strategic relevance for a long time, this point of view is constantly changing towards an important organisational function in highly...
Provided by IMP Group
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White Papers
A Learning Perspective On Switching Suppliers
Aug 2008
During the last decade the ending of exchange relationships has received increasing attention from researchers. The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss one particular aspect of ending...
Provided by Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
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White Papers
Supply Network Strategies: An Inquiry Into The Changes In The Italian Mid-Sized Company And Its Supplier Relationships
Sep 2008
The paper analyzes the changes affecting the supply network strategies of mid-sized Italian companies born and developed leveraging on strong supply network relationships with co-localized actors...
Provided by Università degli studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
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White Papers
Supply Management: A Capability-Based Approach
Jul 2006
In a conceptual model presented at the 19th IMP Conference, Brito and Roseira (2003) suggested that supplier management should be analysed at three levels: Dyadic relationships, supplier...
Provided by University of Porto
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White Papers
Social Bonds And Supplier Allocation Of Resources To Business Customers
Aug 2010
This paper addresses questions about the effect that social bonds between relationship partners have on the way in which a supplier allocates resources to its relationship with a buyer. Two key...
Provided by Boston College
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White Papers
Supply Chain Management Tools As Activity Ties In Dyadic Partnerships
Aug 2010
Aim of the paper is to examine supply chain management tools as transaction-specific investments within dyadic partnerships. Ford et al. (2003) indicate that transaction-specific investments...
Provided by Corvinus University of Budapest
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White Papers
A Middleware Model In Alloy For Supply Chain-Wide Agent Interactions
Mar 2010
To support the complex coordination activities involved in supply chain management, more and more companies have autonomous software agents acting on their behalf. Due to confidentiality concerns,...
Provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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White Papers
The Effect Of Supply Disruptions On Supply Chain Design Decisions
Jul 2009
The authors study an integrated supply chain design problem that determines the locations of retailers and the assignments of customers to retailers in order to minimize the expected costs of...
Provided by Rutgers University
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White Papers
Flexibility In Supply Chain Management
Sep 2009
Literature describes several developments in supply chain management. Flexibility is considered to be an important differentiator in the current market place. Several papers already emphasized the...
Provided by TU Delft
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White Papers
8 Ways To Boost Supply Chain Agility
Feb 2010
As the recent global recession deepened, some industries saw sales decline by 40 percent or more. Cash-strapped companies struggled with order cancellations, inventory pile-ups and underused...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Economic Importance Of Belgian Transport Logistics
Jan 2008
The years 2005 and 2006 saw a continued expansion in worldwide trade and maritime cargo traffic, mainly sustained by the thriving Asian economies. Belgium was no exception to the rule....
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Recursive Behavior Of Safety Stock Reduction: The Effect Of Lead-Time Uncertainty
May 2006
Motivated by a recent paper on the effect of lead-time variability reduction on safety stocks, this paper provides evidence of the recursive nature of safety stock changes. When lead times follow...
Provided by Ohio State University (Fisher)
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Case Studies
Home Depot Turns Its Attention to Supplier Performance Management
Jun 2006
Home Depot's information systems were not near where they needed to be to support the business of a Fortune 500 company. The Atlanta-based home-improvement chain, outranked in sales only by...
Provided by SupplyChainBrain.com
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White Papers
Overcoming Barriers To Supply Chain Performance
Oct 2006
A supply chain may have hundreds, even thousands of interconnected components and contributors. To keep them all running smoothly, managers need to see what's going on, what's most critical, what...
Provided by Cognos
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White Papers
Securing Supply Chains Through Data Transparency And Better Market Design
Oct 2009
The high tech supply chain is more vulnerable to counterfeit components than ever before. With increasingly sophisticated criminals, the only way to protect the supply chain is through tools,...
Provided by Vertical
-
White Papers
Adapting To The New Retail Market
Oct 2009
The current market is asking retailers some very difficult questions - questions that their existing processes and tools do not have the answer to. The only certainty is that consumers are less...
Provided by Quantum Retail Technology
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White Papers
How To Use Vendor-Managed Inventory Programs
Sep 2009
A well-run Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) program could allow your business to speed up its cash flow by more closely matching your cash outlay for inventory with your cash inflows from sales and...
Provided by American Express
-
Case Studies
At Air Products, Supply Chain Education Drives High Performance
Aug 2008
Headquartered in Allentown, PA, Air Products provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates to technology, energy, healthcare and...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Ciba Streamlines Global Indirect Procurement Performance Through High Performance Procurement Transformation Program
Dec 2008
Ciba is a leading global chemicals company based in Basel, Switzerland. It provides chemical ingredients used to color, strengthen and protect plastics, paper, automobiles, buildings and more....
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Accenture's Supply Chain Academy Helps Dow Optimize The Global Value Chain
Dec 2008
With annual sales of US$54 billion and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human element" to constantly...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Mengniu Dairy: Business Process Reengineering & Strategy
Jul 2007
Founded in 1999, Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. has quickly become a manufacturing and distribution giant for dairy products in China. The company also is the country's No. 1 liquid milk seller, with more...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Martini & Rossi: Improving Its Supply Chain To Achieve High Performance
Jul 2007
Martini & Rossi decided that it would use technology to solve these challenges by enhancing its existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.0 application from Oracle. They turned to Accenture for help...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Fragrance And Flavor Company: Procurement Transformation
Mar 2008
This company's exceptional growth in recent years has positioned it as one of the world's largest perfume and ingredients companies. Despite its noteworthy success, this company knew it could not...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Best Buy: Supply Chain Strategy
Oct 2007
Best Buy is an innovative and growing Fortune Global 100 company that sells consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through more than...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
UPS Meets Pharmaceutical Company Boiron's Needs With A Perfect Solution
Oct 2007
Founded in 1932 in Lyon, France, Boiron Group is an international company that manufactures and distributes homeopathic medicine to retailers, physicians, brokers and distributors. As sales...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
UPS Fills Samsung's Prescription For Efficient And Cost Effective Shipping
Apr 2007
Samsung America Healthcare products supplies digital blood pressure monitors, digital and infrared thermometers and nebulizers to well-known, United States-based retail drug store chains, as well...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Endo Pharmaceuticals' Unique Business Needs Met By UPS
Feb 2007
Endo Pharmaceuticals was formed by three executives in 1997. With a portfolio of highly regarded products, such as Percocet tablets, Endo's vision was to become the premier pharmaceutical company...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
STERIS Corporation And UPS Freight Go The Extra Mile To Deliver Customer Satisfaction
Mar 2008
Prompted by continuous growth and increased domestic freight shipments in 2006 - up to 2,000 a week - STERIS decided to consolidate its LTL (less than truckload) regional and longhaul operations...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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White Papers
Working With The Flow... Not Against It
May 2007
The globalization of commerce has led to a shift in the balance of power, not only between economies but also between company departments. Ten to 15 years ago, who'd have thought that head of...
Provided by Citigroup
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Case Studies
UPS Ready Solution Simplifies Florist's Shipping Arrangement
Jan 2009
In 2003, the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. purchased online florist Calyx & Corolla. The new owner determined that the florist needed a centralized shipping management solution to integrate with the...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
A Camera-Repair Business Focuses On Customer Service
Jan 2009
United Camera & Binocular Repair Corp., based in Bensenville, Ill., used to manually update online repair and shipping status several times a day. The company reached out to its longtime shipping...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
The Muscle Behind The Mustang: Shipping 'Pony' Accessories Around The World
Jan 2009
North American Tuning, a young online company that sells aftermarket car parts, needed an efficient way to ship domestically and internationally. Owner Nick Romain turned to UPS WorldShip to...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
Tie-Dye Specialist Blends Social And Business Goals With Help From UPS
Jan 2009
Dharma Trading Co., a textile-crafts retailer founded in 1969, needed to streamline business as it moved into digital times. Longtime shipping partner UPS introduced Dharma Trading to its flagship...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
With Lives At Stake, A Biomedical Company Turns To UPS For Temperature-Sensitive Transportation
Jan 2009
StemCyte Inc., based in Covina, Calif., collects and stores donated umbilical cord blood for the treatment of many life-threatening diseases. Donated blood must be processed and banked within 72...
Provided by United Parcel Service of America
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Case Studies
A Construction Equipment Manufacturer Gets A Supply Chain Makeover
Jan 2009
Multiquip Inc., a Carson, Calif.-based manufacturer of construction equipment for the rental industry, needed to modernize management of its warehouse inventory. Consultants from UPS audited the...
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A Building Products Distributor Finds Truckloads Of Benefit In An Innovative Freight Distribution Partnership
Jan 2009
Wolseley North America is a supplier of construction products and services. The company comprises Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., the nation's largest wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, Stock...
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Motorcycle Superstore's Tricked-Out Order Process Gives Customers A Thrill
Jan 2009
With UPS innovations, this online retailer outfits shoppers with fast, easy service for a satisfying ride. Motorcycle Superstore, an online retailer of items for motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs and...
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An Ice Cream Maker Licks A Cold-Shipping Challenge
Jan 2009
Dippin' Dots shows that even tiny innovations can add up to big savings. Dippin' Dots, a manufacturer of a unique form of ice cream, needed a way to ship party packs overnight. In 2007, the...
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Online Jeweler Engages UPS Delivery Intercept To Counter Credit Card Fraud
Jan 2009
Sometimes, the best business strategy is to stop the sale. Goldspeed.com, an online retailer of jewelry, needed to reduce losses from fraudulent sales. A UPS customer, the firm began using UPS...
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No More Showstoppers: Event Planner Finds The Key To Trouble-Free Global Shipping
Jan 2009
UPS Paperless Invoice helps get timely gifts to overseas events with ease - and without paper! Hip Consulting Group plans and coordinates large events domestically and abroad for corporate...
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On The Move: An Online Retailer Uses A UPS Integrated Solution To Ship Four Times Faster
Jan 2009
GoMobileNow.com gets mobile computer desk products into customers' hands with less wheel-spinning, thanks to UPS shipping functionality integrated into its QuickBooks accounting solution....
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Online Goodies Retailer Integrates Systems, Makes Shipping Short And Sweet
Jan 2009
UPS technology gets back-office systems talking to one another, speeding order processing by 60 percent. Online retailer A Taste of the South processes up to 4,000 orders a day during the peak...
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For This eBay Art Retailer, UPS-Connected Software Makes Shipping A Beautiful Thing
Jan 2009
Recherché Galleria now processes orders nearly 10 times faster thanks to ShipGear, which links the eBay store to UPS shipping. Recherché Galleria, an art retailer on eBay, needed a simpler way to...
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Electrical Parts Supplier Plugs Into UPS For Powerful Same-Day Shipping
Jan 2009
UPS Express Critical gets crucial parts to factories so businesses get back on track. Electrical parts distributor Southland Electrical Supply needed a reliable way to deliver urgent, same-day...
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Follow In These Footsteps: Provide Excellent Service
Jan 2009
Zappos.com leads the way with model shipping and return policies. Zappos.com, an online retailer of shoes, apparel, accessories and electronics based in Las Vegas, stresses excellent customer...
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In A Tighter Economy, A Manufacturer Fastens Down Its Logistics
Jan 2009
Servalite cuts warehouse expense by speeding freight delivery. Servalite, a manufacturer of fasteners, used multiple warehouses to provide two-day delivery nationwide. UPS recommended a new...
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Got An Alpaca Emergency? This Company's Got You Covered
Jan 2009
Useful Lama Items Inc. helps customers track their own shipments. Useful Lama Items Inc., an Illinois-based mail-order business, sells supplies to breeders of llamas and alpacas (both belong to...
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Maker Of Hip, Shoulder And Knee Implants Turns To UPS For A Real Joint Venture
Jan 2009
Surgeons operating on a tight schedule know they can rely on UPS Ground and UPS Next Day Air to deliver implants on time. Exactech, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of orthopedic implant...
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Smartphone Accessorizer Calls For Speedy Customs Brokerage To Rush Products To Market
Jan 2009
From suppliers to customers, UPS keeps Smartphone Experts' products ... mobile. Online retailer Smartphone Experts needed the right shipping partner to handle increasing orders from customers...
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