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Jan 6, 2005

Establishing a Foundation for Supply Chain Success in the Field

Management of supply chains is a key element for enterprise success by ensuring that your company achieves a sustainable competitive advantage. A framework has been developed which represents the building…

Jan 1, 2005

Supply Chain Metrics

What are supply chain metrics and how are they most useful? Beginner Readers: Do you know what it means to have a Perfect Order Measure of 94%? How about an…

Dec 16, 2004

Supply Chain Management During the Holidays

Gift giving and receiving is a big part of the holiday season. Supply chain and logistics processes must be efficient to handle the increased gift giving. Gifts must be available…

Nov 22, 2004

C-TPAT Membership Facts

Improving the security at the nation’s borders became a priority following the events of September 11, 2001. Greater scrutiny was placed on the shipments into the U.S., resulting in longer…

Nov 18, 2004

Getting your arms around your spend

An area of increasing importance by different companies is the need to establish a clear picture of their spend analysis. The “as-is” assessment is three-fold. First, a local spend analysis…

Nov 11, 2004

Benefits and Risks of Single Sourcing

For many companies, sourcing decisions can be some of the most strategic in the organization. Single sourcing has become increasingly practiced today. The decision to sole source an item, particularly…

Nov 4, 2004

Collaboration in the Energy Industry: A Case Study of Suncor Energy

A successful exploration and development drilling program requires strong performance from a multi-disciplinary team as well as active participation and support from many suppliers and contractors. The Suncor Foothills Drilling-Asset…

Oct 27, 2004

The SCOR Model for Supply Chain Strategic Decisions

The supply chain operations reference model (SCOR) is a management tool used to address, improve, and communicate supply chain management decisions within a company and with suppliers and customers of…

Oct 14, 2004

What is Evaluated Receipt Settlement?

Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) is a procedure for the automatic settlement of goods receipts. It was pioneered by General Motors (GM) to save the company time and money (1). Major…

Oct 4, 2004

The Evolving World of E-Sourcing

A recent white paper by the Gartner Group provides an assessment of e-procurement and strategic sourcing software providers. The authors of this article note that “Strategic sourcing applications have traditionally…