Reports

2012 Third Party Logistics Study

Global study reveals increased use of third party logistics providers and outsourced logistics services key to success in emerging markets 16th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study from Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University, Heidrick & Struggles and Panalpina …

Trends

The best Movies and TV Series about supply chains

What are the best Movies and TV Series about supply chains? And why? What is the connection with supply chains? And in which Movies and TV Series is the development of logistics into supply chain …

Planning, Reports, Software, Sustainability

Supply Chain Movement Q2 – Sustainability Special

Supply Chain Movement Q2 – Sustainability Special 12             PROFILE PETER BRIGGEMAN "Expect the unexpected" Thanks to the opportunities on offer within Eastman Chemical, Peter Briggeman - having started his career at the bottom of the ladder - was able …

Planning, Reports, Software

Global Supply Chain Trends 2011

In preparing PRTM’s 2010–2012 Global Supply Chain Trends report last year, we noticed that attention to flexibility has become a constant. Hence, this 2011 supplement is dedicated to explaining which levers can increase supply chain …

Books, Content, Planning

The New Supply Chain Agenda

Most CEOs know intuitively that profit drives shareholder value. Yet many of them fail to realise that this begins with a superior supply chain, which then translates into economic value and hence shareholder value. With …

Slimstock – Platinum Partner

Partners

Slimstock – Platinum Partner

For over 15 years, Slimstock has been synonymous with better demand forecasting, effective inventory management, clearer inventory analysis and continuous improvement of inventory reliability. Over 400 companies in Europe – across a wide range of …

Content, Reports, Visibility

Supply Chain Movement Q1 2011 – Visibility Special

12         PROFILE JOHN VAN DONGEN Treat others as you would have them treat you: If you want to organise the supply chain properly, you have to take responsibility for the whole chain, end-to-end, says John van …

Reports, Visibility

New rules for a new decade with smarter supply chains

A vision for smarter supply chain management Rapport van IBM Institue for Business Value, October 2010 Three new supply chain management rules help counter complexity and demand variability and help restore supply chain stability: 1. Know the customer …

Reports, Sustainability

CEOs struggling with supply chain sustainability

According to a recent study by Accenture entitled ‘A New Era of Sustainability’, sustainability has made it to the top of almost every CEOs agenda. The study was carried out among 766 CEOs the world …

Blogs

To the buttons

Companies in the supply chain are becoming more and more dependent on third parties. They outsource  more and more production to contract companies. At Apple, it has gone so far that the entire supply chain …