Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Leader - Issue 3

Cover story

Supply Chain Leader

Creating Greater Agility with Plan-Do-Check-Act
by Adeel Najmi and Sanjiv Sidhu

At the highest level of process maturity, companies are synchronizing across functions continuously, giving them the opportunity not just to meet the plan, but to supersede it for greater profitability and market share.
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Features

Supply Chain Leader

Unlocking the Future: Four Megatrends That Will Change Supply Chain Management
by Michael Levi and Jim Caudill

Mass customization, globalization, innovation and collaboration are creating a market-driven economy.
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Supply Chain Leader

Shortening the Planning Cycle
by Gaurang Pandya, Hemant Pariawala and Aditya Srivastava

New tools allow companies to plan at the speed of business.
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Supply Chain Leader

The New Analytics
by Jim Caudill and Rajat Bhargav

Business intelligence is getting smarter and quicker.
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Case studies

JFE Group: Innovation and Agility Boost World’s Third-Largest Steelmaker, by John Kadlecek Download

Columns

Inventory Optimization: Taking an Optimized Approach to Inventory Management, by Adeel Najmi and Lee Wilwerding Download

Transportation Management: Getting Onboard with Collaborative Capacity Planning, by Hal Feuchtwanger and Razat Gaurav Download

Departments

CEO’s Perspective
How Innovative Is Your Supply Chain?
by Michael E. McGrath Download

Interview
Dell 2.0: Becoming the Customer’s Trusted Adviser
. An Interview with Richard L. Hunter, by Victoria Cooper Download

Technology Update
Why Multi-Platform Strategies Are Good for Business
, by Aditya Srivastava Download

Opinion
How do you initiate and sustain agility?
Interviews with Samsung Electronics, Qimonda, Iowa State University and i2, by Victoria Cooper Download

Beyond Business
Training for the Future: Schools worldwide develop new programs in supply chain management
, by John Feld Download

Focus
Taking Collaboration with Suppliers a Step Further, by Kamalakar Poonuru and Mukund Srinivas Download

Inside i2
A Fresh Look at Customer Service Excellence
, by Barbara D. Stinnett Download