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Jan 19, 2011

Commodity Strategy Development

The purchasing plan for a family of items. This would include the plan to manage the supplier base and solve problems. Source: http://www.apics.org/

Jan 18, 2011

How Do Supply Chain Risks Occur?: A Managerial Framework for Reducing the Impact of Disruptions to the Supply Chain

How Do Supply Chain Risks Occur? Supply chain risk management systems comprise the set of systems and processes used to manage supply chain disruptions. Disruptions are defined as major breakdowns…

Jan 18, 2011

References: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

References 1 Harry, M., & Schroeder, R. 2000. Six Sigma. New York. Currency. 2 Statistical Six Sigma Definition. http://www.isixsigma.com/library/content/c010101a.asp. Accessed on April 3, 2003. 3 Hahn, G. J., Hill, W.…

Jan 18, 2011

Future Developments: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Future Developments If corporations continue to increase their use of manufacturing and services outsourcing, then the demand for supplier evaluation should increase. It should also follow that there will be…

Jan 18, 2011

Case Studies: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Top Suppliers Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, BCAG, is a firm that demonstrates excellence in the area of supplier evaluation (22). It has…

Jan 18, 2011

Expected Costs and Benefits: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Expected Costs and Benefits Benefits Costs h2. Benefits By becoming more competent in supplier evaluation, firms can expect a number of financial and non-financial benefits. Each particular quality sought in…

Jan 18, 2011

Associated Technologies: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Associated Technologies Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software Critical to quality (CTQ) trees Process maps Histograms Pareto charts Process summary worksheets Cause-effect diagrams Scatter diagrams Affinity diagrams Run charts Control charts…

Jan 18, 2011

Performance Measurements and Metrics: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Performance Measurements and Metrics Brainstorming Balanced Scorecard Four Perspectives Approach When six sigma is used as a metric, it means that defects per million opportunities (DPMO) must be below 3.4.…

Jan 18, 2011

Definitions: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Definitions Critical-to-Quality (CTQs) Methodologies p. Six Sigma is a business process that allows companies to achieve drastic financial improvements by “designing and monitoring everyday business activities in ways that minimize…

Jan 18, 2011

Background: What Should the Professional Supply Chain Manager Know about Six Sigma?

Background Six Sigma traces its origins to the quest to achieve higher quality at Motorola. This quest began in 1979 when executive Art Sundry proclaimed, “The real problem at Motorola…