Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · Dr. Dale S. Rogers is Professor, Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Co-Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University College of Business
More and more companies now recognize that creating a sustainable supply chain is more than just the right thing to do—it's a requisite to business success. Sustainability today resembles the quality movement of three decades ago. As with quality, there was initial…
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 · Reinhard Geissbauer and Brad Householder
New global survey from PRTM confirms the importance of operational flexibility in supply chain success and identifies five key levers that leaders employ to make it happen. The financial and performance benefits of improved flexibility can be profound. And companies can start…
Friday, July 1, 2011 · Bharat Kaku and Bardia Kamrad
Most supply chain professionals today fully understand that the potential for supply chain disruption has never been greater. Yet while they recognize the need for managing and mitigating such risk, they often lack the tools to do so. The practical risk management framework…
Monday, June 6, 2011 · J Paul Dittmann
In our final installment for the series, “Supply Chain Management Beyond the Basics,” Dr. J. Paul Dittmann, Director of Corporate Partnerships, University of Tennessee explains that one of the greatest impediments to sustaining a successful supply chain is the lack of any…
Monday, May 2, 2011 · Christopher Norek, Brian Gibson and Manny Ohonme
Moving much-needed athletic footwear to some of the most remote corners of the globe can be a daunting supply chain challenge. But the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Feet has persevered and is working steadily toward its goal of delivering 10 million pairs of…
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 · Wayne S. Evans and Sven Blawatt
The downsides of a supplier failure are pretty obvious. Less clear are the advantages to be gained by aggressively managing and mitigating supplier risk. Two supply chain management executives from DHL tell how their company transitioned from a reactive to a proactive approach…
Thursday, September 2, 2010 · David Chinn
Even the most efficient organizations are often ill-prepared for what is needed after an earthquake or similar disaster. Priorities shift suddenly from "business as usual" to disaster response, and new styles of management, processes, and networks are required to…
Thursday, July 1, 2010 · Steven A. Melnyk, M. Bixby Cooper, Stanley E. Griffis, John R. Macdonald and Cheryl L.M. Phillips
Many companies take a purely tactical approach with their suppliers. Yet in doing so, they miss out on the benefits that come from strategically managing the supply base—an activity that incorporates current, potential, and even past suppliers. For guidance on how to get the…
Thursday, July 1, 2010 · Kenneth E. Anderson, Daniel P. Murphy, and Theodore P. Stank
Supply chain managers responsible for locating global operating facilities are familiar with the transportation and pipeline inventory costs that threaten expected savings in labor and production. But they are much less comfortable with the tax issues that affect decisions…
Monday, March 1, 2010 · Sean Murphy
Gary Lynch is managing director of the Supply Chain Risk Management Practice at Marsh, Inc. He also leads Marsh's Global Pandemic Response Center. Prior to Marsh, Lynch has held operational and IT risk positions at Booz Allen Hamilton, Chase, Prudential, and Ernst &…
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