The World of Service Logistics

07/1/2011 at 2:14 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

As a professor in maintenance and reliability at Eindhoven University, I often find myself reflecting on the developments in service logistics. Service logistics covers all the activities needed to keep technical systems up and running. It is about...

  • Reports

Global Supply Chain Trends 2011

06/28/2011 at 4:28 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

In preparing PRTM’s 2010–2012 Global Supply Chain Trends report last year, we noticed that attention to flexibility has become a constant. Hence, this 2011 supplement is dedicated to explaining which levers can increase supply chain flexibility,...

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The Logistics Report 2011

06/18/2011 at 10:39 am | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

The Logistics Report 2011 is a follow up to last year’s ground-breaking report hailing the launch of the Love Logistics campaign. Produced by FTA in association with PwC and incorporating the evidence of both in-house and independent research, t...

  • Reports

State of Logistics Report 2011

06/18/2011 at 10:31 am | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

The cost of the U.S. business logistics system jumped up 10.4 percent in 2010, making up more than half of last year’s decline. Business logistics costs rose to $1.2 trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. This puts 2010 about on par with...

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The Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2011

05/25/2011 at 3:52 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

This year’s report Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2011 has been coauthored by Dr. Hau Lee, Chairman of SCM World and Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, alongside Kevin O’Marah...

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Excellence in Supply Chain Sustainability

05/18/2011 at 9:39 am | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

The more companies engage in pollution prevention activities in production and in sustainable development, the better their economic performance is. The more companies pursue activities, such as switching modes of transportation or fleet...

  • Events

Sales & Operations Planning Summit 2011

05/17/2011 at 12:06 pm | Judith Wanjala | No Comments

"Cracking The Code of S&OP" Organiser: The IEGroup Date: September 15-16, 2011 Location: Boston Intercontinental Hotel, USA The IEGroup is very excited to launch the Sales & Operations Planning Innovation Summit - Boston, September 15/1...

Inshore, offshore, which shore?

05/3/2011 at 3:46 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

For the past decade and a half the decision around outsourcing has been a relatively straightforward one: it allows companies to cut costs, to make better use of their resources and to focus on growth. Over the past 18 months, however, we have seen...

  • Books

The New Supply Chain Agenda

05/3/2011 at 3:11 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

Most CEOs know intuitively that profit drives shareholder value. Yet many of them fail to realise that this begins with a superior supply chain, which then translates into economic value and hence shareholder value. With such statements, ‘The New...

Supply Chain Meltdown

05/3/2011 at 3:00 pm | Martijn Lofvers | No Comments

Japan has been hit. The March earthquake, and subsequent tsunami, has wreaked havoc on the country and its people. And the domino effect continues as nuclear facilities explode and fears of a nuclear meltdown increase. In response to the situation...

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