23 May 2013

Managing the Supply Chain

in association with IBM

Hughenden expands into Nordic region
Hughenden Consulting plans to expand further into the Nordic region through local partner ProduceValue ...
Published: 20 May 2013

New supply chain chief for Starbucks
Starbucks Coffee Company has appointed Deverl Maserang executive vice president leading its global supply chain organisation ...
Published: 17 May 2013

Push and pull under scrutiny at Summit
Push and pull supply chain models will come under scrutiny when Gary Curzon, global operations and services planning manager at Waters Corporation, speaks at the Supply Chain Standard 1-2-1 Summit next month ...
Published: 17 May 2013

Is agile always best?
Creating an agile supply chain has become the Holy Grail for businesses seeking to offset a broadening spectrum of risk. But is agility always the best option?...
Published: 01 April 2013

Winning chains under scrutiny
Leading supply chain professionals gathered in London last month for the Extended Supply Chain conference with a programme that included presentations from supply chain award winners ...
Published: 01 April 2013

Unlocking value
With greater supply chain risks and increased complexity, do we have the right structures and people in place to realise the potential of intelligent procurement? ...
Published: 07 March 2013

Secrets of success
Industry leaders will be sharing the secrets of their success when the Extended Supply Chain conference returns to London next month. We look at what’s in store...
Published: 01 March 2013

Across boundaries
A rich source of savings lies in the largely unexploited practice of horizontal collaboration – going beyond the enterprise. By Nick Allen ...
Published: 01 February 2013

Are you in sync?
Trying to manage the synchronisation between the detailed planning process and the aggregate planning process is no easy matter. Nick Allen looks at what it takes to get it right...
Published: 01 February 2013

Segment to satisfy… profitably
Supply chain segmentation is emerging as a key strategy for businesses that wish to meet the varying demands of customers in the most effective and profitable way, says Anne Marie Kilkenny...
Published: 01 February 2013

Critical Sucess Factors in Collaboration
In the third of a series of articles looking at the information needs of mid sized companies Hitesh Amin, examines the growing importance of collaboration in the supply chain. Collaboration calls for financial investment, but just as importantly it...
Published: 01 May 2007

Configuring Your Supply Chain for Growth
Many ambitious, medium-sized companies – especially in distribution, manufacturing and retail – with designs on stepping up a weight are challenged on how best to go about it. Managers must ensure that processes and systems are aligned to deliver...
Published: 01 April 2007

Integration Moves into the Middle Ground
Mid-market companies are fast growing enterprises with all the complex issues – albeit on a smaller scale – of larger organisations. Systems integration needs to be a low risk operation. But don’t sell yourself short, you need processes, systems and...
Published: 01 March 2007