Seen that? - Supply Chain Strategy

Filed in archive Best of on January 22, 2010

Supply Chain Strategy Supplychainer

Today's fast-changing environment, needs competitive companies with superior supply chain performance. Supply Chain Strategy is based on world-class logistics practices in place in successful supply chain organizations, the latest academic breakthroughs in logistics system design, and the logic of logistics. It presents the proven pillars of success in logistics and supply chain management. Written by Dr. Edward H. Frazelle, the book provides an overview of new practices and systems in supply [...] Read More


Walmart is having a hard time with its new supply chain strategy Supplychainer

The company has been known for more than 40 years as a master of retailing in low cost segment and many of the innovations in supply chain management such as CPFR, Bar Code or RFID were pushed by this company: Yes, we are talking about Walmart but it seems that glory days are over! Realizing that low-end of the market is becoming saturated, the company started to pursue a new operations [...] Read More


British Energy formulates a new supply chain strategy Supplychainer

British Energy, the UK's largest electricity Generator, has signed a multimillion pound deal to implement a new supply chain strategy. According to Silicon.com, the "multi-year" agreement will see IBM work with British Energy staff and suppliers to design and deliver a series of initiatives aimed at increasing power station output and reliability, and deliver "significant financial benefits". The deal will enable British Energy to improve supply chain performance for its nine power [...] Read More


The new supply chain rules Sox First

Mattel's recall of some 20 million toys last year highlighted that the old supply chain had changed. About 65 per cent of Mattel's toys are made in China, where about 50 per cent of Mattel's production is produced in company-owned plants. But apparently, the controls were not strict enough, particularly when it came to overseeing Mattel's rogue subcontractors. In a globalized economy, companies now need to be be in charge [...] Read More


Supply Chain Disappoints, Go For Niches The RFID Weblog

In an article at RFID Journal this morning, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan notes that disappointment with respect to low volumes in retail supply chain RFID applications has caused some RFID suppliers to diversify away from focus on retail supply chain, and toward what she calls "niche" applications and markets. Analyst Priyanka Gouthaman writes: There has been considerable RFID activity in certain industrial sectors, such as semiconductors, petroleum, chemicals, oil and [...] Read More