Why the Oprah Effect Can Take Down Supply Chains
When Oprah Winfrey endorses a company's product, the marketing team whoops and the supply chain team grimaces. History shows that if you're going to get the "Oprah Effect," you better be ready to deliver the goods.
Food Safety & the Electronics Supply Chain
Vice President Biden spoke at a White House ceremony recently introducing a new approach to regulating the food supply chain. In order to ensure foods are delivered safely to Americans, the administration is pushing for a broad set of supply chain controls that will increase visibility of foodstuffs all the way from farm to shelf.
AMR Rates Top Colleges for Supply Chain Studies
AMR Research has just released its first-ever industry and academic study of U.S.-based university programs that focus on supply chain management. The research is an analytic combination of what 126 companies said they wanted in supply chain grads and what 19 university programs offered today.
What Customers Want from ERP Vendors on Software Pricing
"Cost reduction" is, according to a Forrester Research survey of nearly 2,300 IT executives, the single most important goal for 2009. But beyond that, what are technology decision-makers looking to get from their ERP, CRM, BI and supply chain application vendors?
Supply Chain Reality: Risk Tied to Smaller Pool of Suppliers
Without question, today's supply chain applications can provide unmatched visibility into a company's supplier base, help spot inefficiencies and allow for better, smarter decision-making on logistics and inventory. But if several manufacturers in your Chinese or European network suddenly shut down, there's not much software can do at that point. You're on your own.
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