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Case Studies
United States Postal Service: Managed Mobility
Jan 2011
With a large mobile environment of nearly 30,000 wireless devices, USPS was struggling to maintain control and visibility of their mobile ecosystem in addition to having difficulty supporting...
Provided by ProfitLine
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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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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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Resource Center
Keep more revenue with smart inventory management tips on BizWiseTV
Sep 2008
How much is bad inventory management costing your business? Cisco BizWiseTV can help you keep more revenue. When you fail to safeguard valuable inventory, it may lead to lost revenue, regulatory...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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Training
Demo: Maximo Transportation Demo
Aug 2009
IBM Maximo for Transportation helps you take a strategic role in how you manage the performance of your transportation assets. In this demo you'll see how routine tasks like maintenance,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Dell - Simplified IT Support for Customized Mobility
Sep 2009
Notebook computer and mobility solutions are increasingly more important to business of all sizes. In this TechRepublic Resource Guide on Notebook Mobility, explore the most promising tips and...
Provided by Dell
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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
The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future: Global Chief Officer Supply Chain Study
Feb 2009
Supply chains are more global and interconnected than ever. That, combined with speed, also makes them more exposed to shock and disruption. In the IBM® white paper, "The Smarter Supply Chain of...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
A Roadmap To High Performance For Cpos Balancing Short-Term Savings Imperatives And Post-Downturn Challenges
Jan 2010
Today's focus on cost reduction presents procurement with a rare opportunity to transform purchasing practices with strategic changes that push beyond immediate savings to achieve long-term...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Driving Supply Chain Efficiency Major Petrochemical Company
Jul 2009
The 500 acre United Kingdom site is one of the petrochemicals company's major production centers. To examine and health check the downstream supply chain from the UK site, as well as the...
Provided by Agility
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White Papers
Are You Modular Or Integral? Be Sure Your Supply Chain Knows
Feb 2009
Two of the most successful automobile companies of the 1990s were Daimler-Benz and Chrysler. Each entered the decade on somewhat shaky ground, each prospered enormously during the decade, and each...
Provided by Booz & Company
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White Papers
Global Supply Chain Management
Sep 2009
In today's world of liberalization and globalization, economies are opening their doors towards each other because no one is self sufficient, and getting confined to themselves may result in their...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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White Papers
The Hidden Costs And Complexity Of Managing Multiple ADM Suppliers
May 2009
As Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) outsourcing services hove grown rapidly based on the power of the labor arbitrage value proposition, many organizations outsourcing ADM utilized...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Sustainable Practices: Engaging Consumers And Suppliers
Jun 2010
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is one firm that knows very well that its environmental and economic impact extends well beyond its factory gates. This starts with the ingredients it needs for its...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Super Supplier Collaboration
Jun 2006
Does your company collaborate with suppliers? Almost everyone will respond affirmatively to this question, but what does "Collaboration" mean? Based on work with many companies, it is seen that...
Provided by IMD
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White Papers
Extracting Value From Client Relationships: Competition, Expertise And Cross-Selling In The UK Corporate Legal Market
Jan 2007
This paper examines the role of two drivers of suppliers' value capture for supplier profitability and buyer-supplier relationship stability. The first driver is the distinctiveness of suppliers'...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
The Hollow Corporation Revisited: Can Governance Mechanisms Substitute For Technical Expertise In Managing Buyer-Supplier Relationships?
Oct 2009
This paper considers how a firm's system of exchange skills including internal technical expertise and supplier governance mechanisms influence supplier performance, both independently and...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
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White Papers
EIU - The Visibility Factor How SMEs Can Use Data To Make Better Decisions
Jul 2010
To produce the kind of business intelligence that will drive enhanced performance, small businesses and midsize companies need a strategic approach - and a workable IT solution to gain visibility...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
TEC Paper (COO) - Driving Operations Through Better, Faster Decision Making
Jul 2010
In this white paper from TEC, find out how software provides visibility into your operations and helps you make better, faster decisions about employees, products, and services. It also gives you...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Co-Opetition And Investment For Supply-Chain
Oct 2008
This paper considers the problem of disruption risk management in global supply chains. The author considers a supply chain with two participants, who face interdependent losses resulting from...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Supplier Networks, The OEM Hub And Sourcing Efficiency
Oct 2007
in this paper, the authors explore how sourcing costs within a firm's supply chain can be better managed by managing upstream supply network of the .rm. Building on the three-year empirical...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Demand Distortions And Capacity Allocation Policies
May 2007
In this paper the authors describe a study of the consequences of capacity allocation mechanisms at a large semiconductor manufacturer. The authors use panel data set with 300,000 observations...
Provided by INSEAD
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White Papers
Competing Manufacturers In A Retail Supply Chain: On Contractual Form And Coordination
Jan 2010
It is common for a retailer to sell products from competing manufacturers. How then should the firms manage their contract negotiations? The supply chain coordination literature focuses either on...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Case Studies
Connect: Extend your ESB for Complex Data Whitepaper with WebSphere Transformation Extender Whitepaper
Jul 2010
"For many businesses, a primary barrier to business agility and cost optimization is the ability to effectively manage interactions with partners and suppliers and integrate industry data...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
An Oil And Gas Model
Jun 2007
This paper formulated a short-run model, with an explicit role for monetary policy, for analyzing world oil and gas markets. The model described carefully the parameters of these markets and their...
Provided by International Monetary Fund
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White Papers
Stakeholder Power In E-business Adoption With Games Theory Perspective
Dec 2006
The likelihood that one organisation can pressure the e-business adoption practices of other organisations depends on two conditions: there must be sufficient power difference between the...
Provided by University of Southern Queensland
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White Papers
Getting To Win-Win: How Toyota Creates And Sustains Best-Practice Supplier Relationships
Mar 2010
Much has been written about "The Toyota Way" Why, then, add to that extensive body of publications? The answer is that many automotive executives that the authors talked with have raised questions...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Bargaining Power And Supply Base Diversification
Dec 2009
Widespread poverty is an urgent challenge for the world. Creating opportunities for steady employment at reasonable wages is the best way to take people out of poverty. Reducing poverty through...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
Five Key Obstacles To Building A Reliable Supplier Network For Small And Mid-Sized Manufacturers, And How Joining A Private Network Can Help Overcome These Obstacles
Sep 2009
For small and mid-sized manufacturers (less than $1 billion in revenues), the task of finding reliable and qualified suppliers can be even more difficult due to issues sited below. The top five...
Provided by PRIME ADVANTAGE
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White Papers
Creating Organizational And Personal Advantage Through Job Diversity
Jun 2009
Variety is an advantage. Broad sets of responsibilities and competencies are better than narrow ranges. One can do more with less. Supply management is responsible for everything. Challenge by...
Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Key Performance Indicators For Responsible Sourcing: A Beyond Monitoring Trends Report
Oct 2009
Responsible sourcing practices have reached an inflection point. Leading companies are evolving their responsible sourcing programs from an approach based on policing compliance to one that goes...
Provided by BSR
-
White Papers
Supplier Evaluation, Qualification And Selection Model: A Proposal
Mar 2008
The evaluation and selection of suppliers are strategic decisions to be made by the purchasing department with long-term implications. These decisions are highly complex and the most difficult...
Provided by Universidad de Oviedo
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White Papers
An Analysis Of The Value Of Supply Chain Management Periodicals For Teaching, Research, And Outreach Purposes
Mar 2007
Periodical evaluation and ranking studies provide multiple benefits for the academic community. These benchmarks can be used to assist in the assessment of faculty research performance for annual...
Provided by Auburn University
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White Papers
The Value Of A Supply Chain Partner
Oct 2009
This paper is for professionals who want to improve business performance through better product design, lower manufacturing costs and lower supply chain investment. With the increasing ease of...
Provided by Trusted Supply Chain Partners
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White Papers
Bringing Products To Market: Supply Chains Vs. Value Webs
Nov 2007
Companies scramble to satisfy ever-increasing customer demands for customized products, on-time delivery, and complete order fulfillment. Simultaneously, competition intensifies accompanied by...
Provided by Florida A&M University
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White Papers
An Examination Of The Impact Of Technology Demand Receptivity On Supplier Selection
Feb 2009
Product innovation and speed-to-market have become critical competitive strategies in business management. Responsiveness to market signals is crucial to the success of firms involved in producing...
Provided by National University
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White Papers
Nestlé's Dos And Don'ts For Successful Data Synchronization
Dec 2008
Given the vastly expanded choice and market transparency, writes Lawrie, "Retailers are becoming increasingly dependent on merchandise data to add value to their unique selling proposition....
Provided by GS1
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White Papers
An Analysis Of Strategic Supplier Selection And Evaluation In A Generic Pharmaceutical Firm Supply Chain
Feb 2010
Selecting and evaluating the right suppliers is imperative for an organization's global marketplace competitiveness. Improper selection and evaluation of potential suppliers can dwarf an...
Provided by Alabama A&M University
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Webcasts
Opportunities In Building More Sustainable Supply Chains
Sep 2008
When a global corporation implements sustainability standards, it pays to work closely with supply chains, as these panelists attest. From his research, Richard M. Locke knows that the traditional...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
How To Successfully Manage Your Suppliers And Ensure Product Safety And Compliance
Nov 2008
Companies achieve efficiency and reduce operating costs, but they sometimes risk product safety and regulatory compliance when they fail to properly manage suppliers, contract research...
Provided by MasterControl
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White Papers
Manage Social Content
May 2012
The business application of social technologies, both within the enterprise, and with customers, suppliers and partners, has created a new paradigm of interaction and contribution, and is creating...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
The Strategic Supplier Mandate: Three Principles to Deliver Transparency Across the Supply Base
Mar 2012
Read this article to learn about the three supplier management initiatives that have become mandates for market-leading procurement organizations. Learn how effectively deploying supplier...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Spend Performance Management Solution Brief (SAP Solution Brief)
Mar 2012
How do you effectively rationalize your company's supply base to generate visible savings and limit the introduction of risk while meeting the needs of your stakeholders? As executives prepare for...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Reverse Auction Best Practices (SAP Thought Leadership Paper)
Mar 2012
Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a well-defined sourcing process. Careful thought and planning must precede an...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Ardent Partners CPO Rising 2011 - Performance, Risk and Information - The State of Supplier Management
Mar 2012
Read this report from procurement analyst firm Ardent Partners to learn the nuances of supplier Information Management, supplier performance management, and supplier risk management. Hear how each...
Provided by SAP
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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
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
Unveiling The Importance Of Being A Preferred Customer In Order To Develop Innovations With Suppliers
Aug 2010
The purpose of this research is to understand why early supplier integration in new product development repeatedly fails and how to select the right suppliers to avoid supplier obstructionism. The...
Provided by University of Twente
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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
Evaluating The Performance Of Business Service Providers: Developing A Model From Multiple Case Studies
Aug 2008
Services have become an increasingly important part of many organizations' expenditures. At the same time, organizational buyers view the purchase of business services to be highly complex. The...
Provided by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
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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
On Social Network Analysis In A Supply Chain Context
Jan 2009
The network perspective is rapidly becoming a lingua franca across virtually all of the sciences from anthropology to physics. In this paper, the authors provide supply chain researchers with an...
Provided by University of Kentucky
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Webcasts
WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 demo
Mar 2011
Need your business to be flexible and agile? If you depend on the assets of partners & suppliers like us, you'll enjoy this video. It shows how the IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Feature...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Collaboration In China: Paths To Profit
Jun 2009
China is a jumble of networks. The country has emerged as the world's second largest manufacturer through an intricate system of interconnected enterprises, mostly small and medium sized, each...
Provided by Economist Intelligence Unit
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White Papers
Managing Suppliers For Continuous Improvement
Jun 2009
Suppliers are the backbone of industry today, representing 60-70% of manufacturing or service operations cost. As supplier cost, quality and delivery improves, so will the customer's products and...
Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group
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White Papers
Simple Metrics For Your Supply Chain How To Define The First Key Measurements
Sep 2006
Established companies have found through the course of their existence that there are key measurements that demonstrate to the leadership team how the company has performed and forecast how the...
Provided by Encore Consulting Pty
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Case Studies
United States Postal Service: Managed Mobility
Jan 2011
With a large mobile environment of nearly 30,000 wireless devices, USPS was struggling to maintain control and visibility of their mobile ecosystem in addition to having difficulty supporting...
Provided by ProfitLine
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White Papers
The Impact Of Supply Learning On Customer Demand: Model And Estimation Methodology
Sep 2010
To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supply learning is a process whereby customers use past supplier performance to build beliefs about...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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White Papers
How To Successfully Manage Your Suppliers And Ensure Product Safety And Compliance
Nov 2008
Companies achieve efficiency and reduce operating costs, but they sometimes risk product safety and regulatory compliance when they fail to properly manage suppliers, contract research...
Provided by MasterControl
-
Webcasts
Opportunities In Building More Sustainable Supply Chains
Sep 2008
When a global corporation implements sustainability standards, it pays to work closely with supply chains, as these panelists attest. From his research, Richard M. Locke knows that the traditional...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-
White Papers
An Analysis Of Strategic Supplier Selection And Evaluation In A Generic Pharmaceutical Firm Supply Chain
Feb 2010
Selecting and evaluating the right suppliers is imperative for an organization's global marketplace competitiveness. Improper selection and evaluation of potential suppliers can dwarf an...
Provided by Alabama A&M University
-
White Papers
Nestlé's Dos And Don'ts For Successful Data Synchronization
Dec 2008
Given the vastly expanded choice and market transparency, writes Lawrie, "Retailers are becoming increasingly dependent on merchandise data to add value to their unique selling proposition....
Provided by GS1
-
White Papers
An Examination Of The Impact Of Technology Demand Receptivity On Supplier Selection
Feb 2009
Product innovation and speed-to-market have become critical competitive strategies in business management. Responsiveness to market signals is crucial to the success of firms involved in producing...
Provided by National University
-
White Papers
Bringing Products To Market: Supply Chains Vs. Value Webs
Nov 2007
Companies scramble to satisfy ever-increasing customer demands for customized products, on-time delivery, and complete order fulfillment. Simultaneously, competition intensifies accompanied by...
Provided by Florida A&M University
-
White Papers
The Value Of A Supply Chain Partner
Oct 2009
This paper is for professionals who want to improve business performance through better product design, lower manufacturing costs and lower supply chain investment. With the increasing ease of...
Provided by Trusted Supply Chain Partners
-
White Papers
An Analysis Of The Value Of Supply Chain Management Periodicals For Teaching, Research, And Outreach Purposes
Mar 2007
Periodical evaluation and ranking studies provide multiple benefits for the academic community. These benchmarks can be used to assist in the assessment of faculty research performance for annual...
Provided by Auburn University
-
White Papers
Supplier Evaluation, Qualification And Selection Model: A Proposal
Mar 2008
The evaluation and selection of suppliers are strategic decisions to be made by the purchasing department with long-term implications. These decisions are highly complex and the most difficult...
Provided by Universidad de Oviedo
-
White Papers
Key Performance Indicators For Responsible Sourcing: A Beyond Monitoring Trends Report
Oct 2009
Responsible sourcing practices have reached an inflection point. Leading companies are evolving their responsible sourcing programs from an approach based on policing compliance to one that goes...
Provided by BSR
-
White Papers
Creating Organizational And Personal Advantage Through Job Diversity
Jun 2009
Variety is an advantage. Broad sets of responsibilities and competencies are better than narrow ranges. One can do more with less. Supply management is responsible for everything. Challenge by...
Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Five Key Obstacles To Building A Reliable Supplier Network For Small And Mid-Sized Manufacturers, And How Joining A Private Network Can Help Overcome These Obstacles
Sep 2009
For small and mid-sized manufacturers (less than $1 billion in revenues), the task of finding reliable and qualified suppliers can be even more difficult due to issues sited below. The top five...
Provided by PRIME ADVANTAGE
-
White Papers
Bargaining Power And Supply Base Diversification
Dec 2009
Widespread poverty is an urgent challenge for the world. Creating opportunities for steady employment at reasonable wages is the best way to take people out of poverty. Reducing poverty through...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
Getting To Win-Win: How Toyota Creates And Sustains Best-Practice Supplier Relationships
Mar 2010
Much has been written about "The Toyota Way" Why, then, add to that extensive body of publications? The answer is that many automotive executives that the authors talked with have raised questions...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Stakeholder Power In E-business Adoption With Games Theory Perspective
Dec 2006
The likelihood that one organisation can pressure the e-business adoption practices of other organisations depends on two conditions: there must be sufficient power difference between the...
Provided by University of Southern Queensland
-
White Papers
An Oil And Gas Model
Jun 2007
This paper formulated a short-run model, with an explicit role for monetary policy, for analyzing world oil and gas markets. The model described carefully the parameters of these markets and their...
Provided by International Monetary Fund
-
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
-
Training
Demo: Maximo Transportation Demo
Aug 2009
IBM Maximo for Transportation helps you take a strategic role in how you manage the performance of your transportation assets. In this demo you'll see how routine tasks like maintenance,...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Dell - Simplified IT Support for Customized Mobility
Sep 2009
Notebook computer and mobility solutions are increasingly more important to business of all sizes. In this TechRepublic Resource Guide on Notebook Mobility, explore the most promising tips and...
Provided by Dell
-
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
The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future: Global Chief Officer Supply Chain Study
Feb 2009
Supply chains are more global and interconnected than ever. That, combined with speed, also makes them more exposed to shock and disruption. In the IBM® white paper, "The Smarter Supply Chain of...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
A Roadmap To High Performance For Cpos Balancing Short-Term Savings Imperatives And Post-Downturn Challenges
Jan 2010
Today's focus on cost reduction presents procurement with a rare opportunity to transform purchasing practices with strategic changes that push beyond immediate savings to achieve long-term...
Provided by Accenture
-
Case Studies
Driving Supply Chain Efficiency Major Petrochemical Company
Jul 2009
The 500 acre United Kingdom site is one of the petrochemicals company's major production centers. To examine and health check the downstream supply chain from the UK site, as well as the...
Provided by Agility
-
White Papers
Are You Modular Or Integral? Be Sure Your Supply Chain Knows
Feb 2009
Two of the most successful automobile companies of the 1990s were Daimler-Benz and Chrysler. Each entered the decade on somewhat shaky ground, each prospered enormously during the decade, and each...
Provided by Booz & Company
-
White Papers
Global Supply Chain Management
Sep 2009
In today's world of liberalization and globalization, economies are opening their doors towards each other because no one is self sufficient, and getting confined to themselves may result in their...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
-
White Papers
The Hidden Costs And Complexity Of Managing Multiple ADM Suppliers
May 2009
As Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) outsourcing services hove grown rapidly based on the power of the labor arbitrage value proposition, many organizations outsourcing ADM utilized...
Provided by Accenture
-
White Papers
Sustainable Practices: Engaging Consumers And Suppliers
Jun 2010
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is one firm that knows very well that its environmental and economic impact extends well beyond its factory gates. This starts with the ingredients it needs for its...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Super Supplier Collaboration
Jun 2006
Does your company collaborate with suppliers? Almost everyone will respond affirmatively to this question, but what does "Collaboration" mean? Based on work with many companies, it is seen that...
Provided by IMD
-
White Papers
Extracting Value From Client Relationships: Competition, Expertise And Cross-Selling In The UK Corporate Legal Market
Jan 2007
This paper examines the role of two drivers of suppliers' value capture for supplier profitability and buyer-supplier relationship stability. The first driver is the distinctiveness of suppliers'...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
The Hollow Corporation Revisited: Can Governance Mechanisms Substitute For Technical Expertise In Managing Buyer-Supplier Relationships?
Oct 2009
This paper considers how a firm's system of exchange skills including internal technical expertise and supplier governance mechanisms influence supplier performance, both independently and...
Provided by Duke University (Fuqua-Global)
-
White Papers
EIU - The Visibility Factor How SMEs Can Use Data To Make Better Decisions
Jul 2010
To produce the kind of business intelligence that will drive enhanced performance, small businesses and midsize companies need a strategic approach - and a workable IT solution to gain visibility...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
TEC Paper (COO) - Driving Operations Through Better, Faster Decision Making
Jul 2010
In this white paper from TEC, find out how software provides visibility into your operations and helps you make better, faster decisions about employees, products, and services. It also gives you...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Co-Opetition And Investment For Supply-Chain
Oct 2008
This paper considers the problem of disruption risk management in global supply chains. The author considers a supply chain with two participants, who face interdependent losses resulting from...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Supplier Networks, The OEM Hub And Sourcing Efficiency
Oct 2007
in this paper, the authors explore how sourcing costs within a firm's supply chain can be better managed by managing upstream supply network of the .rm. Building on the three-year empirical...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Demand Distortions And Capacity Allocation Policies
May 2007
In this paper the authors describe a study of the consequences of capacity allocation mechanisms at a large semiconductor manufacturer. The authors use panel data set with 300,000 observations...
Provided by INSEAD
-
White Papers
Competing Manufacturers In A Retail Supply Chain: On Contractual Form And Coordination
Jan 2010
It is common for a retailer to sell products from competing manufacturers. How then should the firms manage their contract negotiations? The supply chain coordination literature focuses either on...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
-
Case Studies
Connect: Extend your ESB for Complex Data Whitepaper with WebSphere Transformation Extender Whitepaper
Jul 2010
"For many businesses, a primary barrier to business agility and cost optimization is the ability to effectively manage interactions with partners and suppliers and integrate industry data...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
An Oil And Gas Model
Jun 2007
This paper formulated a short-run model, with an explicit role for monetary policy, for analyzing world oil and gas markets. The model described carefully the parameters of these markets and their...
Provided by International Monetary Fund
-
White Papers
Stakeholder Power In E-business Adoption With Games Theory Perspective
Dec 2006
The likelihood that one organisation can pressure the e-business adoption practices of other organisations depends on two conditions: there must be sufficient power difference between the...
Provided by University of Southern Queensland
-
White Papers
Getting To Win-Win: How Toyota Creates And Sustains Best-Practice Supplier Relationships
Mar 2010
Much has been written about "The Toyota Way" Why, then, add to that extensive body of publications? The answer is that many automotive executives that the authors talked with have raised questions...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Bargaining Power And Supply Base Diversification
Dec 2009
Widespread poverty is an urgent challenge for the world. Creating opportunities for steady employment at reasonable wages is the best way to take people out of poverty. Reducing poverty through...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
Five Key Obstacles To Building A Reliable Supplier Network For Small And Mid-Sized Manufacturers, And How Joining A Private Network Can Help Overcome These Obstacles
Sep 2009
For small and mid-sized manufacturers (less than $1 billion in revenues), the task of finding reliable and qualified suppliers can be even more difficult due to issues sited below. The top five...
Provided by PRIME ADVANTAGE
-
White Papers
Creating Organizational And Personal Advantage Through Job Diversity
Jun 2009
Variety is an advantage. Broad sets of responsibilities and competencies are better than narrow ranges. One can do more with less. Supply management is responsible for everything. Challenge by...
Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group
-
White Papers
Key Performance Indicators For Responsible Sourcing: A Beyond Monitoring Trends Report
Oct 2009
Responsible sourcing practices have reached an inflection point. Leading companies are evolving their responsible sourcing programs from an approach based on policing compliance to one that goes...
Provided by BSR
-
White Papers
Supplier Evaluation, Qualification And Selection Model: A Proposal
Mar 2008
The evaluation and selection of suppliers are strategic decisions to be made by the purchasing department with long-term implications. These decisions are highly complex and the most difficult...
Provided by Universidad de Oviedo
-
White Papers
An Analysis Of The Value Of Supply Chain Management Periodicals For Teaching, Research, And Outreach Purposes
Mar 2007
Periodical evaluation and ranking studies provide multiple benefits for the academic community. These benchmarks can be used to assist in the assessment of faculty research performance for annual...
Provided by Auburn University
-
White Papers
The Value Of A Supply Chain Partner
Oct 2009
This paper is for professionals who want to improve business performance through better product design, lower manufacturing costs and lower supply chain investment. With the increasing ease of...
Provided by Trusted Supply Chain Partners
-
White Papers
Bringing Products To Market: Supply Chains Vs. Value Webs
Nov 2007
Companies scramble to satisfy ever-increasing customer demands for customized products, on-time delivery, and complete order fulfillment. Simultaneously, competition intensifies accompanied by...
Provided by Florida A&M University
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White Papers
An Examination Of The Impact Of Technology Demand Receptivity On Supplier Selection
Feb 2009
Product innovation and speed-to-market have become critical competitive strategies in business management. Responsiveness to market signals is crucial to the success of firms involved in producing...
Provided by National University
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White Papers
Nestlé's Dos And Don'ts For Successful Data Synchronization
Dec 2008
Given the vastly expanded choice and market transparency, writes Lawrie, "Retailers are becoming increasingly dependent on merchandise data to add value to their unique selling proposition....
Provided by GS1
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White Papers
An Analysis Of Strategic Supplier Selection And Evaluation In A Generic Pharmaceutical Firm Supply Chain
Feb 2010
Selecting and evaluating the right suppliers is imperative for an organization's global marketplace competitiveness. Improper selection and evaluation of potential suppliers can dwarf an...
Provided by Alabama A&M University
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Webcasts
Opportunities In Building More Sustainable Supply Chains
Sep 2008
When a global corporation implements sustainability standards, it pays to work closely with supply chains, as these panelists attest. From his research, Richard M. Locke knows that the traditional...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
How To Successfully Manage Your Suppliers And Ensure Product Safety And Compliance
Nov 2008
Companies achieve efficiency and reduce operating costs, but they sometimes risk product safety and regulatory compliance when they fail to properly manage suppliers, contract research...
Provided by MasterControl
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White Papers
The Impact Of Supply Learning On Customer Demand: Model And Estimation Methodology
Sep 2010
To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supply learning is a process whereby customers use past supplier performance to build beliefs about...
Provided by Harvard Business School
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Case Studies
United States Postal Service: Managed Mobility
Jan 2011
With a large mobile environment of nearly 30,000 wireless devices, USPS was struggling to maintain control and visibility of their mobile ecosystem in addition to having difficulty supporting...
Provided by ProfitLine
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White Papers
Simple Metrics For Your Supply Chain How To Define The First Key Measurements
Sep 2006
Established companies have found through the course of their existence that there are key measurements that demonstrate to the leadership team how the company has performed and forecast how the...
Provided by Encore Consulting Pty
