- 21. Visibility and Risk
- (News)
- In a recent Forbes article, Robert Bowman looks at the intersection of supply chain visibility and risk. It's a topic that will continue to increase in importance as supply chains become more global and ...
- 22. Continuing the EDI Journey
- (EDI)
- ... all parties who are part of the process are involved; and your processes are fluid. Plan, discuss, plan, discuss! Be in alignment! In ending, it's about your organization having successful processes by ...
- 23. Supply Chain and Finance Alignment
- (News)
- Consultants Ernst & Young recently completed a survey on business priorities over the next 3 years. The folks at Supply Chain Digest gleaned some interesting information about alignment between finance ...
- 24. Moving Beyond the Supply Chain Silo
- (News)
- Lora Cecere knows what she's talking about with supply chains. As the Supply Chain Shaman, she has a great perspective on how to improve the standing of supply chains in organizations.In a Forbes article, ...
- 25. Keys to Supply Chain Leadership
- (News)
- The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has learned a lot about leadership over the years. She summarizes her key learnings in a nice holiday article.She also communicates information about new features ...
- 26. Connecting Everything
- (Integration)
- ... be very surprised if IoT isn’t on almost every list of ‘hot’ trends in 2014. Although in its relative infancy, it’s that powerful. And with all the stars in alignment on the technical side, you’ll see ...
- 27. Omnichannel Inhibitors
- (News)
- Retailers have their hands full in trying to satisfy the new breed of omnichannel consumers. Challenges are around every corner.On the RIS site, Iain Watson walks us through the major inhibitors and discusses ...
- 28. Shared Supply Chain Services
- (News)
- As firms search for every opportunity to streamline operations, organizational alignment is one approach being discussed in a new article in Supply & Demand Chain Executive by Greg Tilley.Since IT has ...
- 29. Supply Chain Strategic Competencies
- (News)
- An interesting graphic on the Supply Chain Digest site by Booz & Company attempts to illustrate the alignment between the supply chain and company strategy.Competencies in different areas of supply chain ...
- 30. The Demand-Driven Supply Chain
- (News)
- Implementing a demand-driven supply chain is a good approach to managing volatility. It's easier said than done, though. In an article in Supply and Demand Chain Executive, Tony Mauro and George Davison ...
- 31. Supply Chain Collaboration in Retail
- (News)
- Inefficiencies across supply chains are hurting the retail channel. Collaboration among partners isn't working as well as it should be. Pierre Mercier of the consulting group BCG talks about how to improve ...
- 32. Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey Results
- (News)
- A summary of the Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey 2012 in Industrial Distribution reveals an important fact about supply chains. They're not just a target for cost control, but are actually a key to revenue ...
- 33. Market Driven Supply Chains
- (News)
- Building a market-driven supply chain sounds like a pretty lofty goa. What's involved? In a somewhat lengthy piece on the Enterra Insights site, what being 'market driven' means to the people, processes, ...
- 34. Choose the Right Metrics
- (News)
- Kate Leggett's blog on the Forrester site covers a great topic: how to select the right numbers to watch. It's a subject that is always a conversation-starter. Her points about ensuring your key performance ...
- 35. A Supply Chain & Business Strategy Lesson
- (News)
- In the last of a series of articles on the subject, Vivek Sehgal in Supply Chain Management Review looks at the different approaches two ultra familiar retailers took to get to where they are now. It ...
- 36. Living/Surviving in the New Economy - Managing Item Information
- (Retail)
- ... and layoffs. Changes are being made at the top for some other companies, like Christopher and Banks and realignments like Best Buy. With all this happening, it's imperative that organizations continue to ...
- 37. Connections that Might Be
- (Integration)
- ... detailed. Here they are: Business side sponsorship/alignment. This is an absolute necessity, whether you’re part of a larger ERP project or doing a translator change with limited direct impact on the ...
- 38. The Case for EDI ROI - It Depends
- (EDI)
- ... way of staying in alignment with customer requirements. In general, almost everything that costs money in the business world requires an ROI, whether it’s explicitly stated or not. EDI is no different. ...
- 39. Using Irrational Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
- ... alignment, which results in a great workout while reducing the potential for overuse injuries. I am a chi walker on a 1,000-mile journey. Watch me walk! Perception of Fairness: When I was a new, young ...
- 40. How Is Your EDI Department Attached?
- (Management)
- ... and acquisitions. Myriad reasons were given over the years for the moves: synergy with other teams in the group, budget alignment, goal alignment, consistency of focus, and others. All were relevant ...
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