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Can an ERP system help in green supply chain management? Find out in this comprehensive report. Manufacturers are facing pressure
from regulators and customers to document their impact on the environment, including not only the simple carbon footprint,
but other gas emissions, discharges to waterways, lan (...)
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Can an ERP system help in green supply chain management? Find out in this comprehensive report. Manufacturers are facing pressure
from regulators a...
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2010-04-19
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Most lean manufacturing deployments target production operations, but can also be extended to other supply chain processes.
To realize the multiplicative benefits of real time information and reduced inventory, companies must assess their production
environment and supply chain activities. (...)
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Most lean manufacturing deployments target production operations, but can also be extended to other supply chain processes.
To realize the multipl...
Published:
2005-09-13
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Manufacturers must constantly address how to increase customer satisfaction, identify supply chain issues before they become
problems, and lower production costs. In this podcast, Lyndsay Wise and Robert Abate discuss the benefits business intelligence
provides to help address these topics. (...)
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Manufacturers must constantly address how to increase customer satisfaction, identify supply chain issues before they become
problems, and lower p...
Published:
2007-08-08
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The US Labor Department reported an increase in jobs in June and July ... but the manufacturing industry cut jobs for a third
month in a row. We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a supply chain economy. This article gives the big picture. (...)
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The US Labor Department reported an increase in jobs in June and July ... but the manufacturing industry cut jobs for a third
month in a row. We...
Published:
2005-09-06
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Today’s manufacturers face increasing global competition and complex manufacturing networks. Supply chain management provides
manufacturers with the needed visibility into their supply chain, as well as software solutions, to help give them a competitive
edge. (...)
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Today’s manufacturers face increasing global competition and complex manufacturing networks. Supply chain management provides
manufacturers with t...
Published:
2008-04-11
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Supply chain planning vendors have moved beyond enterprise planning to solutions that encompass the whole supply chain. Companies
like Kinaxis are using enterprise response management to manage events and responses as they occur and align results at the
point-of-action. (...)
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Supply chain planning vendors have moved beyond enterprise planning to solutions that encompass the whole supply chain. Companies
like Kinaxis are...
Published:
2005-12-09
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On the heels of its win at Equilon, SCT Corporation recently secured another high-profile contract in the petroleum products
sector with Valvoline, the $1.1 billion lube oil division of Ashland Inc. (...)
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On the heels of its win at Equilon, SCT Corporation recently secured another high-profile contract in the petroleum products
sector with Valvoline...
Published:
2000-07-25
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In today's competitive engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing environment, procuring components on time and within budget
is crucial. With rising fuel costs and increased international trade, supply chain management software can help ETO organizations
get—and stay—ahead of the competition. (...)
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In today's competitive engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing environment, procuring components on time and within budget
is crucial. With rising f...
Published:
2008-07-18
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to extend lean methodology, you can proceed through your supply chain transformation to become effectively lean. (...)
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to exten...
Published:
2005-09-14
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Technology has advanced supply chain visibility beyond mere track and trace functions. Visibility can be used to manage supply
chain uncertainty, thereby preemptively troubleshooting problematic areas and reallocating resources to better meet the demands
of an enterprise. (...)
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Technology has advanced supply chain visibility beyond mere track and trace functions. Visibility can be used to manage supply
chain uncertainty, ...
Published:
2005-11-09
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This is a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr. Scott Hamilton. (...)
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This is a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr. Scott Hamilton.
Published:
2005-07-05
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This continues a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr.
Scott Hamilton. (...)
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This continues a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr. Scott
Hamilton.
Published:
2005-07-06
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Not many people know of WAM Systems, a privately held supply chain management vendor situated in a Philadelphia suburb.
Emboldened by growing interest and new venture capital, the company intends to make its presence known. (...)
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Not many people know of WAM Systems, a privately held supply chain management vendor situated in a Philadelphia suburb. Emboldened
by growing int...
Published:
2001-01-08
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Companies make decisions about their supply chains every day. But do they really understand the impact of their decisions
on the P&L, Balance Sheet, and key operational metrics? Do they have the tools to available to consider a broad set of possible
options and their inherent trade-offs? (...)
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Companies make decisions about their supply chains every day. But do they really understand the impact of their decisions
on the P&L, Balance She...
Published:
2003-07-21
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PeopleSoft has once again proven the naysayers wrong about its ability to sell supply chain management. Its Accelerated
Supply Chain Management offering bundles core e-business functionality into a scaled down package for the mid market, a segment
that not even SCM market leader i2 has conquered. (...)
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PeopleSoft has once again proven the naysayers wrong about its ability to sell supply chain management. Its Accelerated Supply
Chain Management o...
Published:
2001-07-24
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions for improving the effectiveness of sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plans. (...)
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The lack of effective game plans is typically cited as a leading cause of poor system implementation. The following guidelines
provide suggestions...
Published:
2004-03-26
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The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment. (...)
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The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment.
Published:
2000-04-04
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Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run
a manufacturing or distribution business. This book excerpt focuses on running the business from the top with sales and operations
planning (S&OP). Variation in operations affect the (...)
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Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run
a manufacturing or dist...
Published:
2004-03-23
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High-level strategic decisions often have multiple, cascading cost impacts. The reaction of the costs to changes in the
supply chain system is not predictable in a simple relationship that is based on current standard costs, because strategic
changes often involve step changes in costs that alter the ba (...)
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High-level strategic decisions often have multiple, cascading cost impacts. The reaction of the costs to changes in the supply
chain system is no...
Published:
2003-07-22
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Click Commerce has evolved beyond its roots, into a provider of much more comprehensive on-demand supply and demand chain
management software, consulting, hosting, and related services that should enable users throughout the world to collaborate
in near real time. (...)
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Click Commerce has evolved beyond its roots, into a provider of much more comprehensive on-demand supply and demand chain
management software, con...
Published:
2006-11-14