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Guest Columnists

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Win Europe's top supply chain award
The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards are recognised as Europe’s most prestigious supply chain awards – and now it’s your chance to join the elite list of companies that have attained one of Europe’s top prizes ...
Published: 02 July 2008

Automation of invoices pays off
Any stage in the accounts process that involves manual activity acts as a drag on efficiency and profitability so it''s no surprise that SAP users are turning their attention to extending process automation beyond core processes to traditionally ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Framing supply chain complexity
When visiting companies to talk about supply chain management and the challenge to stay competitive, I often hear people say their everyday life has become more complex. So the question becomes - is it possible to influence the complexity of a supply ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Tricky operations
Getting closer to the customer is the goal of most organisations and this is particularly true for manufacturers of implantable medical devices. Although there is considerable product innovation to provide better clinical results, the supply...
Published: 30 May 2008

What's in a role?
I have been modelling supply chains and processes for more than 15 years - since before we even had modelling tools. A lot of my time is spent creating ''use cases'', which is a posh way of describing what is happening in a supply chain ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Efficiency is on the cards
The drive for efficiency in physical supply chains has benefited firms prepared to adopt new models and technology. Meanwhile, the financial supply chain has ground to make up if it is to avoid becoming a significant bottleneck. ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Fuelling change
The $100-plus barrel of oil has driven fuel costs for freight into sharp focus. Diminishing supplies and the voracious appetite for carbon fuels from China and India suggest that even a global slowdown will not restore oil prices to their previous...
Published: 01 April 2008

How IT can make ''lean'' work
Let''s come clean - lean manufacturing isn''t living up to everyone''s expectations. While some well-known companies such as Toyota have attributed success to their lean manufacturing approach ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Indian ambition
India has been described as a rich country where poor people live, but the past few years have seen incredible growth in the Indian economy with huge organisations such as Reliance, Tata and Mittal making their presence felt on a global scale. ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Embracing complexity
Supply chain specialists must look for simple IT solutions that can cope with the complexity of the modern trading environment. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

High level talks
A report on high altitude logistics thinking from the annual ELA DoctorateWorkshop. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

The information effect
The electronic transfer and effective use of information across the supply chain can allow companies towork better and smarter. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

Watch your Guanxi
How to mitigate the risk of problems of cultural difference when sourcing from China. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

Work smarter
Delivering the environmental credentials that are so important to fleet operators these days doesn’t have to cost the earth. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

Measuring up risk
As the world becomes a more unstable place it’s time to consider risk mitigation measures....
Published: 01 January 2008

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