Seen that? - The art of a Chief Supply Chain Officer

Filed in archive Best of on January 30, 2010

The art of a Chief Supply Chain Officer Supplychainer

There are many fads, new concepts, cures and solutions in the area of supply chain management for a variety of problems and every day we hear about something new. Most of them promise better performance in supply chains. But an important point here is, what works in a company may not work in another one. Every company has to find right solution for its problems itself and there is no [...] Read More


Charlotte Russe Names new Chief Supply Chain Officer Supplychainer

Apparel retailer Charlotte Russe has named a new chief supply chain officer, promoting Senior Vice President Ed Wong to the post with a charge to leverage new technologies to improve the company's supply chain operations. Wong joined the company in December 2003 and oversees the information technology organization, planning and allocation functions and merchandise supply chain. Based on a news release from SDCE, Charlotte Russe said that, in his new capacity as [...] Read More


Supply Chain Manufacturing & Logistics Magazine and Chief Supply Chain Officer were bought by Retail Systems B2B Supplychainer

Another acquisition news but not in SCM market but in our business: SCM publication! Actually I was nearly shocked when I heard about it. The thing is that Retail Systems B2B LLC has acquired two supply-chain magazines, along with collateral newsletters and Web sites, from Helmers Publishing Inc. These magazines are Supply Chain Manufacturing & Logistics Magazine and Chief Supply Chain Officer. Retail Systems is based in Newton, Mass., and [...] Read More


Daimler's new compliance officer Sox First

At the beginning of this month, I did a blog entry on how foreign companies are now getting caught out in the increase in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Put simply, any foreign company is liable under the FCPA if it has a US listing, or if it as US headquarters or operations, or uses the US [...] Read More


The new hot job: Chief Risk Officer Sox First

With the world's banks bleeding from their over-exposure to bone-headed investments and bad loans, the latest hot job is the Chief Risk Officer.Bank Of America, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have all announced that they have a Chief Risk Officer, not before time given the way they have blown money, and many more are expected to follow suit. More to the point, it's likely to spread [...] Read More