In March of 2011, Supply Chain Matters had posted commentary related to high-level executive re-organizations occurring at Johnson and Johnson. The noted reorganization came in the wake of prior executive re-organization which Supply Chain Matters commented upon in December 2010. Each of these prior executive changes was in light of the ...
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Another Executive Realignment for Johnson & Johnson- The McNeill Crisis Continues
I came across an interesting post today at SearchManufacturingERP that talked about how to pick a tool to support your S&OP processes. They raised a number of good points that I thought were worth going a bit deeper on.
The first point they make is that for most companies, Excel is not a viable S&OP tool.
Anyone [...]
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What is the “right” S&OP tool?
AP - Cereal maker Kellogg Co. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income rose 23 percent as its investments in its supply chain paid off and higher revenue from North America helped offset weakness elsewhere.
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Kellogg fourth-quarter net income jumps
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Today's guest post is from Robert A. Rudzki, President of Greybeard Advisors LLC, who has (co-) authored a number of acclaimed business books, including Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise, On-Demand Supply Management, and the just published text on Next Level Supply Management Excellence that is a follow up to ...
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"Procurement's Strategic Role in Driving Total Corporate Performance"
The Coming Tech-led Boom is a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal. In January 2012, we sit again on the cusp of three grand technological transformations with the potential to rival that of the past century. All find their epicenters in America: big data, smart manufacturing and the wireless revolution. Now, that’s ...
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The Coming Tech-led Boom
My colleague John Westerveld wrote a blog recently titled "The mobile revolution hits the supply chain" in which he explores the impact of mobility, and tablets in particular, on the supply chain. This led me to think about the fortunes of the companies that provide mobility, particularly the hardware providers. But then Apple has changed [...]
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Supply chain excellence is not a guarantee for success
E2Open has just announced the release of its Multi-Tier Cost Management application which was designed to orchestrate bill-of-material and product cost collaboration among an extended network of brand owners, contract manufacturers and suppliers. In conjunction with this announcement, Supply Chain Matters viewed a demonstration of this new ...
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E2Open Announces its Entry into PLM and Cost Management Collaboration
AP - Japan's industrial production rebounded 4 percent in December from November and household spending increased, suggesting the still-weak economy is gaining some steam after last year's tsunami disaster and flooding in Thailand that disrupted manufacturers' supply chains.
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Japan's industrial output rebounds 4 percent
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Prediction Four in our Supply Chain Matters 2012 Predictions for Global Chains outlines a year of turmoil among three specific industry sectors, one being the Retail and B2C segment. More empowered consumers armed with smarter mobile devices continue to make a profound impact on this industry sector, and the results of these impacts again ...
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Retailers Fire Back on Online Providers and Suppliers Face the Collateral Results
Look behind the bad publicity; CFOs can learn from how it addresses supply chain issues.
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Give Apple Credit for Corporate Responsibility
