Lean supply chains became a reality for some organisations during the economic downturn; not through increased efficiency, but through panic as they drained inventory to cut costs. These same organisations now face the challenge of restoring the...
Acting like Napoleon
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Napoleon Bonaparte is widely regarded as one of the greatest generals in history. Many point to his victories at Austerlitz, Wagram, Ulm and Jena as great case studies of his strategic acumen. But what made Napoleon so successful in his craft? One...
The safety stock formula to cure a sore knee
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Take 2 tablets a day, my aunt Mary told me. She is a doctor. Although I did not know that until last month. In fact, it was not until recently when I damaged my knee that I realised that everyone in my family was actually a trained medical...
Integrated Business Planning Innovation
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Integrated Business Planning Innovation Successful Planning Through Integrated Processes Date: 22nd and 23nd March 2012 Location: Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin Organization: IE group Website: http://operations.theiegroup.com/ibp-berlin &...
Don’t forget your silos
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Departments frequently seem to operate within their own silos, and this can limit the sharing of information. The implementation of an integrated IT system is often seen as the way to advance the organisation. Unfortunately during the implementation...
Logistics CIO & Supply Chain Technology Forum
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Logistics CIO & Supply Chain Technology Forum Date: 16th and 17th February Location: Hotel Okura in Amsterdam Organisation: Eyefortransport http://events.eft.com/cioeu/index.shtml Gain the Insight You Need to Make Your IT Strategy a Core...
Show us your talent!
| | The atmosphere is tense. Tears are flowing. Heart rates are racing. Weeks of adrenaline-pumping moments are coming to a head. This is it. The excitement of the judges and contestants can barely be contained. And the winner of the 2011 ...
Supply Chain Movement Q4 – Risk Special
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Contents 3 | Editorial: Natural risk behaviour 7 | News & Background: Segmentation proves crucial for the supply chain Big negative impact of tsunami Column by Tom van Woensel 10 | Management article: Do or die, Manage or ignore su...
European supply chain software mapped out
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What are the most important developments in the Netherlands when it comes to supply chain software? Look no further. The update of second edition of Supply Chain Movement’s IT Subway 2.1, clearly maps out all of the key players on the current...
The best Movies and TV Series about supply chains
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What are the best Movies and TV Series about supply chains? And why? What is the connection with supply chains? And in which Movies and TV Series is the development of logistics into supply chain management perfectly reflected? According to the ed...
Free special Inventory Optimization on the iPad
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The new European quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement published a free special about Inventory Optimization. This edition features insightful articles and international case studies about inventory management in order to reduce working capital. ...
S&OP Asian style
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"It's two minutes to twelve, and we continue navel gazing!" said one of the participants during the S&OP mini-seminar recently held at ArlaFoods in Nijkerk. Just before Lourens Schouwink, CFO Samsung Benelux, had talked about their ambitions and...
Canon makes collaboration measurable
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[sponsored content] Intensive collaboration between various disciplines is a vital prerequisite for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). But how do you create the right mindset? Canon Europe arranged for 80 of its employees across five...
Emerging countries, cities and logistics
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City logistics in emerging countries (like South America, India, China, etc.) is more challenging and of higher complexity than doing city distribution in Western regions (like Europe or North America). This is not my statement but expressed by dr...
Segmentation proves crucial for the supply chain
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“Supply chain is a central part of our business,” commented Pier Luigi Sigismondi, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Unilever, during the Supply Chain Executive Conference in London in the middle of September 2011. “One size supply chain doesn...
Global SCALE Risk Initiative
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How can a company quickly and efficiently identify and visually display the weakest links in the supply chain? This is the main question of the project to automate supply chain risk displays by MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics in Boston....
Big negative impact of Tsunami
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The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 of this year had a big negative impact of on manufacturing industries worldwide. The Global Trade Flow Index by Capgemini Consulting shows that levels of global trade continued to fall in Q2 2011, by a...
Natural risk behaviour
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What is the company behaviour to risk and danger? Natural disasters in last years have made companies more and more aware of supply chain risks. The earthquake and the following tsunami in Japan made clear where risks of supply of components...
Fast food or slow food in your planning?
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Since the growth of the obesity problems, lots of attention has been given to the slow food movement. The substantial growth of fast food has contributed a lot to obesity problems in developed countries. The same fastfood is new doing the same in...
3rd Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum Chicago
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3rd Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum Date: June 18-20, 2012 Venue: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago Organisation: Eyefortransport Event website: www.CSCOforum.com The Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum is the most elite gathering of the Heads of...
Supply Chain Middle East Strategy Summit
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Supply Chain Middle East Strategy Summit Date: 7th and 8th February 2012 Location: Dusit Thani, Dubai Organiser: Fleming Gulf Conferences Post the hit from the recession, companies across the globe are trying to get back on their feet and...
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Dossier Eastern Europe & Turkey
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Dossier Inventory Management
Dossier Lean & Six Sigma
Dossier Logistics & Industrial Real Estate
Dossier Risk Management & Security
Dossier Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
Dossier Sourcing & Procurement
Dossier Sustainability, Reverse Logistics & Cradle to Cradle
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