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Show your board how SCM improves both top and bottom lines
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 07/09/2016
» Picking up on our topic we began last time, via Supply Chain24/7.com, we will explore how supply chain management people can contribute not only to reducing costs but also to enabling growth of the top line. Clearly, supply chain managers need to be at the forefront of cost containment by helping to improve process efficiency, leveraging more affordable suppliers, or introducing new technologies.
Getting SCM to really contribute to the bottom line
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/08/2016
» Supply chain management people typically lament that they are under-appreciated for what they contribute to their businesses. They are taken for granted, they feel, and we think it is typically true.
Defining 'Best' in a supply chain is difficult
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/09/2014
» We are very interested in the evolving debate about what constitutes a "top" supply chain. For many, the annual survey by AMR Research, subsequently acquired by Gartner, sets the bar. We have reported regularly on both the global and Asian winners of this survey, including the 2014 Global Top 25 on July 29.
Resiliency is key to SCM's contribution
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 04/07/2012
» We wish to reintroduce ourselves this week. After almost 10 years as Weekly Link, beginning today we are simply, The Link. The editors have asked us to change a little bit, cutting back on frequency to every fortnight but with a bit more space each time, so we can discuss things in more depth. We are pleased to continue in this new vein.
Three decades on, Debate on what constitutes scm continues
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 28/03/2012
» You may not be aware of it _ nor was I, and I'm in the business _ but this year marks the 30th anniversary of the term "supply chain management". We have it on good authority from the newsletter 21st Century Supply Chain, which we regularly enjoy quoting.
Supply chain trends and challenges in Asia-Pacific
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 08/02/2012
» The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 report for 2011, which we wrote about in the middle of last year, contained a number of timely conclusions as well as four themes for leaders and recommendations, based on the findings of the study.