In my point of vies, effective optimization of inventory in the supply chain is one of the most important tasks in SCM division but this task can very challenging. Below you can read some of my...

For those of you who are looking for statistical software to do some analytics related to your supply chain tasks, INFORMS has done an interesting evaluation of the existing statistical packages...

Maybe you are familiar with RosettaNet Community: The organization is a non-profit consortium which develops universal standards for the global supply chain, emphasizing bottom-line, measurable...

Here comes the second part of the presentation from Mike Bellamy from PassageMaker. In this video, he continues with giving examples of un-cautious procurement managers who went to China for one month...

Here comes a more explicit explanation of my earlier post: I saw a 2x2 matrix last week in SC Digest which was originally developed by Dr. John Gattorna, well-known academic in SCM area. Below you can...

Considering the the low transparency of operations in China, one question that comes to the mind is that: "What demand planning tools are better for companies which have China operations?"...

It´s common knowledge that these days China is one of the supply chain managers´concerns from different standpoints: security, language, IP (Intellectual Property), and so on. Therefore I was...

At the CSCMP 2007 (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) held this week in Philadelphia, keynote speaker Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, talked about some of the highlights...

Microsoft announced early this week that it´s going to offer a new service policy to the clients of its ERP, SCM and CRM solutions. The plan, in my point of view, is an attempt to increase the...

What: Active RFID and RTLS Conference When: December 5-6, 2007 Where: Dallas, Texas, USA The world's only and largest conference on Active RFID and RTLS is being brought by IDTechEx to the USA....

Hau Lee is a name which doesn´t need any introduction. As a professor of operations in Stanford University, Hau Lee´s point of views have revolutionized the world of supply chain. Among his popular...

Supply chain management is all about matching supply with demand and a big barrier to achieve this goal is lack of visibility. Supply chain executives identify improving visibility among their top...

I recently read a report by Aberdeen Group on "The Total Cost of the ERP Ownership" which was basically a high-level evaluation of the well-known ERP solutions in the market. Aberdeen used...

Procter & Gamble Co. has selected Optiant, the provider of inventory planning and optimization solutions, to deliver its multi-echelon optimization and inventory placement supply chain strategy....

Gerald A. Seidell has been named director, supply chain strategy at USC Consulting Group, LLC (USCCG). He will be responsible for developing and delivering a variety of supply chain solutions to the...

I got into an interesting discussion the other day about the position of Demand Planner. The question was simple: Where should we put demand planner? in Procurement? Sales? Operations? or supply...

After few bounces along the way with its Integrated Materials Management Program, Boeing has recently signed a contract with Honeywell Aerospace that will allow them to significantly reduce an...

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a U.K. based independent organization which works to disclose the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the major corporations of the world. In 2007, it published the...