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Operations Rules
Different customer value propositions require different supply chain approaches – that is the essence of what Professor David Simchi-Levi, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston,...
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The New Supply Chain Agenda
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Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials
Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, ‘Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers’ explains why the traditional materials planning environment,...
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Majority of Distribution Centers are Weak Link
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The Ikea edge: supply chain vision of the CEO
Ikea is not a particularly open company. It is not publicly listed, and it has been known to refuse journalists and financial analysts admission to presentations, even at congresses that were open to...
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Logistics Clusters: Synergy in logistics
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Beyond Performance Management: from ERP to Lean
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Repeatability: creating a successful business model
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Bricks Matter: ongoing evolution of supply chain management
In view of the crucial role supply chain management has played in companies’ success in the past decade, it is surprising that so few books have been published on the topic, especially when compared to...
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The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence
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Most CEOs know intuitively that profit drives shareholder value. Yet many of them fail to realise that this begins with a superior supply chain, which then translates into economic value and hence...
View ArticleLean Supply Chain Management Essentials
Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, ‘Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers’ explains why the traditional materials planning environment,...
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The success of any project relies on the punctual, accurate and cost-effective delivery of materials, systems and facilities. Typically, a major project involves several stakeholders working together...
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As many as 55 percent of distribution centers make so little use of modern management methods and IT support that they qualify as weak links in the supply chain. Managers in these distribution centers...
View ArticleThe Ikea edge: supply chain vision of the CEO
Ikea is not a particularly open company. It is not publicly listed, and it has been known to refuse journalists and financial analysts admission to presentations, even at congresses that were open to...
View ArticleLogistics Clusters: Synergy in logistics
Yossi Sheffi, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, opens his book Logistics Clusters with detailed descriptions of the fashion chain Zara and the Spanish fish...
View ArticleBeyond Performance Management: from ERP to Lean
In ‘Beyond Performance Management’, Jeremy Hope and Steve Player describe a wide variety of methods for managing performance, including the Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, Activity-Based Costing and...
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A successful business model cuts through the complexity by focusing on a handful of core principles. Nike adheres to four interlocking capabilities: brand management, athlete partnerships,...
View ArticleBricks Matter: ongoing evolution of supply chain management
In view of the crucial role supply chain management has played in companies’ success in the past decade, it is surprising that so few books have been published on the topic, especially when compared to...
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