Feb 18, 2004
China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was met with protests and resistance from some groups, particularly human rights organizations. Many businesses saw expansion into China as…
Feb 11, 2004
A number of other interesting elements came up in recent discussions I have had with pharmaceutical executives. The challenges discussed in the earlier version of this article must be met…
Feb 3, 2004
Having joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in late 2001, China has begun to open its doors to foreign investment. There are still restrictions that impede competition, but most of…
Feb 1, 2004
Many managers today are struggling with how to turn their procurement organization around and reduce their maverick spend (spending outside the procurement process); different approaches are being adopted. Jon Stegner,…
Jan 27, 2004
I recently sat on a panel with a number of other pharmaceutical executives, discussing some of the challenges facing this industry. A number of interesting discussions came up. Little Incentive…
Jan 21, 2004
In the early 1990s, researchers Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the “balanced scorecard (1).” Their concept was to expand the focus of managers to a more diverse set of…
Jan 14, 2004
**Continuing with our last piece, we will discuss the different elements of trust and how they play out in supply chain relationships. Power One of the greatest deterrents to trust…
Jan 7, 2004
GKN Driveline North America (GKN DNA) sees the upside of a world in which it could view and share identical business information with both its customers and its suppliers, regardless…
GKN Driveline North America’s (GKN DNA) primary customers are automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEM). An automotive OEM requires its suppliers to ship the right materials, in the right quantity, to…
Jan 1, 2004
In June 2003, Wal-Mart gave the edict that its top 100 suppliers would need to tag pallets and cases with RFID chips by January 2005. The deadline is now 2006…