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- Chris McClory from KPMG explains why supplier relationship management (SRM) is much more than just directly interacting with suppliers. Alignment across all stakeholders must be attained in order to present ...
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- (News)
- Those of us who have participated in big IT projects know they can be not only risky but also extremely beneficial, that is if they're done right. The Boston Consulting Group has looked at how to improve ...
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- (News)
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- Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, provides some interesting statistics on the success rate of IT projects in a recent post on her site. Looks like your chances of meeting objectives are roughly a coin ...
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- (Blogs)
- ... Data for visibility, auto-replenishment, and preventive maintenance, but those are high level objectives that could require lots of planning and investment. What you should be asking at this point is whether ...
- 26. The Pros and Cons of being a Disruptor
- (Management)
- ... held at the CIO100 Conference this past August, being disruptive in today’s environment means moving away from the norms of expected actions and finding new ways to accomplish redefined objectives that ...
- 27. How Sustainable are My Suppliers?
- (Retail)
- ... for the environment and great for business, and that’s a powerful combination. Although the adoption rate for sustainability objectives seems to have abated, it’s still well over 50% for our largest ...
- 28. 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 ...
- 29. Explosive innovation
- (Retail)
- ... guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated teller machine" (ATM) ...
- 30. Explosive innovation
- (Retail)
- ... just issued guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated ...
- 31. Explosive innovation
- (Supply)
- ... just issued guidelines for developers of m-payment applications, enumerated as 18 objectives. Not-entirely-coincidentally, this month Bank of America received a patent for a "contactless automated ...
- 32. It's Risky Out Ther
- (Supply)
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- (Logistics)
- ... stated “Organizations that embed risk management practices into business planning and performance management are more likely to achieve strategic and operational objectives.” So, let’s cut to the chase. ...
- 34. Choose the Right Metrics
- (News)
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- (Supply)
- ... the majority of business executives and end-users couldn’t benefit from the data or possible insights it could produce to meet their day-to-day needs or strategic planning objectives. Compounding this ...
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- (EDI)
- ... matrix so that you have a continual flow of partners supporting the business objectives when others are no longer doing business with you. Perhaps another path would be to talk with any of the EDI service ...
- 37. Using Irrational Behavior to Your Advantage
- (Management)
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- 38. Time to Celebrate!
- (Management)
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- (Management)
- If you're like many companies your year end is also the end of the calendar year. With the approaching new year comes new budgets and new Goals and Objectives. For some retailers, we'll start to see new ...
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- (Management)
- ... part of some manager's objectives for the customer, but that actual usage didn't matter. Requiring an implementation and training plan for the customer prior to engaging in the project is ...
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