By Jim Wetekamp   There’s a vast difference between the world’s best-performing procurement teams and everybody else.The top procurement teams drive the growth and profitability of their organizations and create an unrivaled financial advantage over competitors. The rest? They still operate as a back-room function, adhering to conventional procurement practices that ...

The Greek financial crisis threatens both regional and international supply chains. Supply chains have been affected by the ongoing financial crisis in Greece. According to a Wall Street Journal Report, the Greek government’s decision to shut down the country’s banking system for seven days will have a negative knock-on impact ...

Supply chain leaders need to understand how to translate chief executives’ increasing focus on operational improvements to the supply chain organisation, according to research. A study by Gartner found that chief executives are still mostly concerned with business growth but are focussing more on areas that have direct implications for ...

Welke stappen moet bedrijven zetten om vooruitgang te boeken op het gebied van Internet of Things? Wat is de impact op klantenbinding door implementatie van een omnichannel platform? Hoe kunnen aftermarket diensten de ROI beïnvloeden? Dit zijn vragen waarop deelnemers aan de Hi-tech & Electronics Supply Chain Summit een antwoord ...

We’ve all asked ourselves the question… what-if?  What if I bought that new car? What if I took that job?  What if I won a million dollars?  It’s fun to dream.  But sometimes the what-ifs are slightly more mundane yet still important…. especially when you say “what-if” with your supply ...

Last week at the DevOps Connect event held in conjunction with RSA Conference, the security and continuous delivery worlds united to deliver an overarching message that security teams that can embed themselves in DevOps patterns can not only secure IT at speed, but they can actually contribute to a more ...

Supply chain financing is the process by which buyers and sellers manage their liquidity and cash flows at any link in the supply chain. It is typically based around selling invoices at a discount in order to improve liquidity on either side of the chain. Buyers with strong credit have ...

The plight of 24 crew members aboard the M/V Maersk Tigris container ship is the latest reminder of the rising risks companies face as they become more global. In efforts to squeeze costs from their supply chains, companies have sought to reduce inventory and source from emerging markets where labor ...

Demand management. Promoting and protecting flow. Throughput and productivity. RFID for distribution. Supply chain talent. These are key factors that can make or break any distribution business. In a recent white paper, management consultant Howard Coleman identifies them as the 5 key strategies for supply chain management (SCM) excellence. Supply ...