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Sources of Strength With globalization forces transforming their businesses, manufacturers are creating more powerful sourcing strategies to control costs throughout the supply chain.   |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2001
Tonya Vinas |
Supply-Chain Strategist Looking for the definitive textbook on multitier-supply-chain management? There isn't one. But there is Jeff Trimmer, who is determined to find and improve upon manufacturing's best practices through the National Initiative for Supply Chain Integration... |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2005 |
Cost Reduction Essential To Competition Can effective supply-chain management help deliver substantial cost reductions year over year while continuing to achieve substantial improvements in cash-to-cash cycle time and customer satisfaction? |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2005
David Drickhamer |
House of Cards Just-in-time deliveries, lean inventories and tight relationships with key vendors. The quest to minimize supply-chain costs has maximized vulnerability. Have manufacturers gone too far? |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2004
David Drickhamer |
Ties That Bind IndustryWeek Value Chain Study reveals manufacturers' struggle to add value from product development to delivery. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Forward, March! Have you 'optimized' excess inventory and lowered costs in your supply chain? Great. But that's only the first step. Get ready to rally the troops for supply chain versus supply chain. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2001
Tim Stevens |
View From On High IndustryWeek's survey of upper-level manufacturing executives shows what makes top-performing companies tick... |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2005 |
Tying Supply Chain To Customers How Dell succeeds in an increasingly competitive market. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
Viewpoint -- Technology Enables Supply Chain Innovation At Sun Sun Microsystems uses a "one-touch" supply chain. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
February 1, 2011
Frederic Brunner |
Growing Stronger After the Storm To manage through a resource-constrained environment, it is essential to get the most out of procurement planning |
IndustryWeek
September 14, 2011 |
Time To Tell Your CPOs to Collaborate With Suppliers How to create value by collaborating inside and outside the organization. |
CFO
June 17, 2003
Russ Banham |
BI: Everything Must Go Corporate managers often feel boxed in by their own supply chains. Business-intelligence software may open them up to new possibilities. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
Michael A. Verespej |
E-Procurement Explosion Expected to reach $3 trillion in transactions by 2003, online purchasing is saving millions for savvy manufacturing companies... |
IndustryWeek
January 19, 2011 |
How to Win the Energy Race Overcoming risks to the supply chain will be key to energy and green initiatives. |
CFO
February 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Financing the Chain As new services come to market, finance executives are taking a second look at supply-chain finance. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone. |
CIO
January 15, 2004
Jon Surmacz |
The Growing Importance of Internet Purchasing Large companies can leverage their buying power online |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt |
Ready for Anything To keep supply chains lean and resilient, companies must keep a weather eye out for any and all disturbances. |
Fast Company
November 2004
Bill Breen |
Living in Dell Time Dell has replaced inventory with information, and that has helped turn it into one of the fastest, most hyperefficient organizations on the planet. Here's how Dell uses speed as the ultimate competitive weapon, and why rivals may never be able to catch up. |
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Steve Minter |
Can GPOs Help Ease the Pain? As manufacturers look for cost-cutting that won't cripple them in a recovery, group purchasing organizations let them "swing a bigger bat." |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
IW Value-Chain Survey: A Map Of The World A 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers in procurement, new product development, supply-chain planning and logistics. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Who's On HP's Short List? High-tech giant releases the names of its top suppliers to emphasize its supply chain visibility. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Matters of Perception Many procurement teams feel underused and under-appreciated, but now could be their chance to shine. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Supply Chains and Demand As consumers scale back, supply chains are hurting from end to end. Finance can ease the pain. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
Traci Purdum |
Supplier Collaboration Lowers Costs Manufacturers tap suppliers' expertise to lower packaging and raw materials costs. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Edward Teach |
Working on the Chain With profits down and perils up, companies are focusing on supply-chain management. |
eCFO
May 2001
Adam Lincoln |
In the Nick of Time Cutting-edge supply-chain management is emerging as the cornerstone of successful ebusiness. But managers at companies as diverse as Cathay Pacific, Chung Nam Watch, and Nike are finding that not only is the pace of change fast--it can get furious, too... |
IndustryWeek
March 16, 2011
Tim Dumond |
Time for a Supplier Health Check Make sure your suppliers are up to the challenge of increased responsibilities. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2001
Michael A. Verespej |
Automakers Put Wheels On Supply Chains Industry intends to accelerate order-to-delivery times... |
CIO
June 1, 2003
Mohanbir Sawhney |
Forward Thinking About Reverse Auctions It's easy to overestimate the value of this online procurement tool. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Steve Minter |
Procurement Outsourcing in Manufacturing Large manufacturers helped lead the procurement outsourcing market to 30% growth in 2008, according to a recent study. |
CIO
June 15, 2003
Malcolm Wheatley |
How to Know if E-Procurement Is Right for You While some companies have achieved price reductions through online sourcing, the focus of e-procurement initiatives today is process efficiency. Here's how to decide if, what and how you should buy electronically. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Randy Myers |
Digging In With the economy in the pits, companies are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to cut supply-chain costs. |
Fast Company
February 2001
Paul C. Judge |
"How I Saved $100 Million on the Web." Jonathan W. Ayers, president of Carrier Corp., loves the Web. But he's no radical. For giant companies like his, he argues, the real power of the Internet lies in doing what you already do faster and cheaper. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006
Jill Jusko |
Outsoucing: Supply-Chain Stretch With a little help from vendor partners, manufacturers meet growing value-chain challenges. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2009
David Blanchard |
10 Strategies for Managing Suppliers Start by treating your suppliers as true partners, not just vendors. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Managing Expectations -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Comments Given the chance to weigh in on the state of the industry, their companies and their employees, manufacturing managers reveal what you always suspected: Things are tough out there, and they're likely to only get tougher. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2004
Doug Bartholomew |
Procurement's New Role Internet-based reverse auctions, once the rage, have lost some luster. So have some industry exchanges. But portals are hot, and spend management systems are in. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
Procurement -- Not All Dollars And Cents Despite the downswing in the economy, manufacturers continue to strive for collaborative procurement partnerships... |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 29, 2005
David Bovet |
Risk and Reward in Supply Chain Management While there are no easy answers -- and, in most cases, no "right" answers -- there are frameworks for thinking about how to manage risk more effectively. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
The Do-It-Yourself Guide Is it always cheaper to farm it out, or should some things stay in-house? Here are six ways to help crack the "make or buy" mystery. |
FAO Today
Mar/Apr 2008
Lisa Ross |
Department Procurement: Try Adding Procurement By outsourcing finance & accounting and procurement together, you can fan the flames of powerful synergies that will go straight to the bottom line -- while helping to improve operations. |
IndustryWeek
September 16, 2009
Steve Minter |
Managing Supplier Information in a Dynamic Environment Sophisticated software systems offer help to companies facing more complex supply chains and new information needs. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
Josh Cable |
Creating 'Interlock' Five strategies to keep the relationship between procurement and R&D in gear. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2005 |
Qualifying, Monitoring Key To Supply-Chain Success An interview with electronics manufacturer Solectron Corp.'s CEO and president Mike Cannon about best practices in global supply-chain management. |
eCFO
May 2001
Janet Kersnar |
Go Your Own Way In the race to embrace online trading exchanges and the like, companies could be inflicting irreparable damage on their supply chains. For one thing, many suppliers just aren't up to speed. Here's how Bass Brewers, BMW, and others avoided the pitfalls and perils... |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2009
Nick Zubko |
The Organized Climb GE takes a big step to improve the flow of information through a complex supply chain. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Manufacturing Is Not For the Faint at Heart -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Comments When asked to comment on the state of the industry, manufacturing managers throughout the United States share a common concern that the odds seem to be stacked against them. |
IndustryWeek
July 22, 2009
Jill Jusko |
Building A Better Supply Chain Superior supply chain execution is a difficult challenge to meet. Experts share their thoughts about who is achieving top performances, and what criteria manufacturers should focus on to improve their own supply chain capabilities. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 5, 2004
Jonathan Byrnes |
Manage Your Suppliers as a Resource Your suppliers can be your most valuable hidden resource. If your supplier management function sets its sights on innovation and value creation, you can find a clear pathway to success. |
