| 41. |
The Next Phase of Supplier Performance Management in the Retail Industry (3 Pages)
by Mark Jones
Mar 18, 2005 Abstract : Supplier performance management in the mass merchandising market is undergoing a renaissance of sorts. Increasingly, retailers are deploying vendor scorecards as a means of better aligning their supplier network with their corporate direction. Suppliers need to consider the implications and begin preparing for this or face considerable risk.
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| 42. |
Channels to the Hearts and Minds--On-line 2005 (3 Pages)
by Lucy West
Mar 18, 2005 Abstract : The physical, e and wireless world continues to grow! The e channel for shoppers continues to grow, with so many nay-sayers and doubters. You'd think this issue would die, with more and more shoppers buying from far flung vendors: Boston to the Nanga Tribes for buying original crafts; Dallas to Huangshan City, China, etc.
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| 43. |
Difficult Conversations: Positioning Your CEO in a CRM Implementation Part One: Sources of Misconception and Faulty Assumptions (3 Pages)
by Glen S. Petersen
Feb 18, 2005 Abstract : For a successful CRM implementation, the CEO must have an ongoing role in the implementation process. The CIO or the implementer of the project must be aware of common CRM misconceptions, and communicate the nature of CRM to c-level management.
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| 44. |
N-Tier Demand Management (4 Pages)
by Bill McBeath
Dec 23, 2004 Abstract : The classic bull-whip effect means that the further a supplier is removed from the end consumer, the worse are the fluctuations in demand that they see. This has led many to recommend an n-tier approach to demand management, where everyone gets visibility to the end-customer demand at the same time. In practice, very few companies have been able to actually realize this vision. There are some practical approaches that a few leading suppliers deep in the supply chain are have taken to successfully mitigate the bull-whip effect.
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| 45. |
Design for Serviceability (4 Pages)
by Bill McBeath
Nov 2, 2004 Abstract : When the product alone was the primary basis of competition, the life of a design engineer was a lot simpler. No more. Design engineers are being asked to make an increasingly complex set of trade-offs, requiring a very cross-functional and inter-enterprise approach to the design process.
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| 46. |
RFID Case Study: HP and Wal-Mart (3 Pages)
by Bill McBeath
Oct 20, 2004 Abstract : HP is making strides in complying with Wal-Mart's RFID mandates. This article describes the key lessons learned.
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| 47. |
RFID in Healthcare--A Whole Industry of Value (3 Pages)
by Lucy West
Oct 20, 2004 Abstract : This article talks about recent and expected FDA regulations and how RFID can help meet those requirements while improving supply chain performance.
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| 48. |
What's Your Global Market Price? (3 Pages)
by Ann Grackin
Oct 20, 2004 Abstract : Thoughts on global trade, outsourcing, and your pay--how we can stop the downward pressure on wages and salaries.
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| 49. |
Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling Software: Hard Facts Part Two: Materials Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling (6 Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Oct 12, 2004 Abstract : Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There are many problems with this approach. This paper discusses the pitfalls of this approach and how to avoid these by making sure that the software you buy indeed takes into account finite quantities of required materials as well as finite capacities of work centers in your manufacturing facility.
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| 50. |
The Incredibly Shrinking Platform--and Price! (6 Pages)
by Ann Grackin
Jul 31, 2004 Abstract : The transformation to a new supply chain technology market wave is already occurring. That’s good news for some and bad for others. This article describes the next wave--SmallSmartFast--and its impact on end users and vendors.
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