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Supply Chain & Manufacturing Systems Contents
MARCH 2007 Summary
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Management Briefings |
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- Market Overview & Analysis
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Users of supply chain IT systems are in it for the long-haul.
Just as well, says Pat Sweet, since our research shows the
benefits are difficult to pin down.
- Expert Opinion
Martin Williams of Bisham Consulting looks at the right
and wrong reasons to outsource in the supply chain.
- View from the Top |
Part 2
Financial controller Nigel Plant tells us how The Cromer
Crab Company has turned round its business by implementing
a new supply chain management solution.
- Supply Chain Collaboration
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The traditional European supply chain is distorted by dishonesty,
says Rod Horrocks of Procertis. Full and open collaboration
is the only way ahead.
- Difference Engines |
Part 2
‘Differentiated’ supply chains have emerged to meet higher
customer expectations – but it’s dangerous to see responsiveness
as the supply chain panacea, write Andy Coldrick and Duncan
Alexander of StrataBridge.
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- Innovation | Part
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Professor Robert Austin of Harvard Business School says
supply chain automation has to build in a creative human
element.
- Profitability | Part
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Accenture’s Arjun Mukherjee & Radica Sipcic argue that companies
can maximise profit by extending the traditional S&OP process.
- Quality Assurance |
Part 2
Manufacturers can turn to technology transfer to solve their
spiralling quality control problems, says Tony Cronshaw
of PA Consulting.
- Warehouse Management Systems
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Warehouse automation has been around for decades. So why
is it becoming increasingly difficult to implement major
warehouse automation projects, asks Simon Tomlinson of The
Logistics Business.
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