Books, Content

The Ikea edge: supply chain vision of the CEO

Ikea is not a particularly open company. It is not publicly listed, and it has been known to refuse journalists and financial analysts admission to presentations, even at congresses that were open to the public. …

Reports, Visibility

Supply Chain Agility: Managing Change

KPMG’s latest report on supply chain maturity investigates how supply chain directors are managing in this uncertain world and seeks to understand how supply chains have matured since our survey last year. The report is …

Reports, Sustainability

The Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2012

This is the third consecutive year that SCM World has published its annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Report. In July 2012 almost 1,400 practitioners from a wide range of industries and geographies completed a 40-question …

Reports, Sustainability

The Chief Supply Chain Officer’s Perspective

It is an exciting and a challenging time for chief supply chain officers. Recognition of their function’s importance has increased markedly in recent years. The supply chain is playing a more central role in coping …

Reports

Supply chain opportunities in the UK automotive sector

Today, industry body The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) launched a new report, compiled by KPMG, that sets out why the UK has become a destination of choice for global vehicle manufacturers. The …

Trends

New research project MIT and PwC: Supply chain risk management

Companies are conducting business in a changing and largely unpredictable environment. This has always been the case. What has changed over recent years? Introduction of new business models and value propositions, increasing industry clock-speeds, global …

Reports, Visibility

Fashion and lifestyle companies need a new business model

The report; Migrating Towards a Cross-Channel High Speed End-to-End Value Chain, from supply chain consultants Buck Consultants International was commissioned by DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader in the contract logistics industry. The report is …

Content, Reports

Supply Chain Movement Q2 2012: special Distribution

SUPPLY CHAIN MOVEMENT Q2 Theme: Distribution CONTENTS 7  | News & Background 10 | Profile Mick Jones Mick Jones, Vice President of Global Logistics at Lenovo enjoys a challenge. Inspired by Lenovo’s forward-thinking philosophies and incredible drive to succeed, he …

Books, Content, Planning

Majority of Distribution Centers are Weak Link

As many as 55 percent of distribution centers make so little use of modern management methods and IT support that they qualify as weak links in the supply chain. Managers in these distribution centers are …

Content, Planning, Reports, Software

Supply Chain Movement Q1 2012 – S&OP Special

  Contents 3 | Column: Holy Grail of ERP and S&OP 7 | News & Background: Recruit the ‘yes’ gene 'Details count. So make yourself stand out' said Innocent Drinks founder, Richard Reed. Jokes on packaging, grass covered promotion …