http://www.itworld.com/supply-chain xx http://www.itworld.com/software/77292/why-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. http://www.itworld.com/software/77292/why-oprah-effect-can-take-down-supply-chains#comments Business Feature Oprah supply chain Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:12:23 -0400 ITworld staff 77292 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70948/food-safety-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. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70948/food-safety-electronics-supply-chain#comments Government IT management/strategy Opinion regulation supply chain Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:13 -0400 John P. Brown 70948 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/69617/amr-rates-top-colleges-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. http://www.itworld.com/software/69617/amr-rates-top-colleges-supply-chain-studies#comments Software Feature disaster recovery supply chain Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:12:48 -0400 ITworld staff 69617 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69268/what-customers-want-erp-vendors-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? http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69268/what-customers-want-erp-vendors-software-pricing#comments Business intelligence CRM IT management/strategy Software Feature ERP supply chain Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:52:43 -0400 ITworld staff 69268 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/storage/68913/supply-chain-reality-risk-tied-smaller-pool-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. http://www.itworld.com/storage/68913/supply-chain-reality-risk-tied-smaller-pool-suppliers#comments IT management/strategy Storage Feature disaster recovery supply chain Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:17:50 -0400 ITworld staff 68913 at http://www.itworld.com