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In this conference session, Infineon Technologies discussed its experiences with adopting a supply chain business-process platform. The company has replaced three different legacy order-management systems for planning and execution with new-generation supply chain solutions that encompass real-time planning, visibility, monitoring, reconfiguration, and execution. Speakers included Michael McGrath, CEO of i2 ......

Oracle's Supply Chain Management application ranks second among software vendors, capturing more market share, as companies benefit from its broad supply chain planning and execution functionality, according to a report. The Supply Chain Management Applications Report, 2003–08, conducted by independent analysis firm AMR Research, Inc., states, "Oracle has built out ......

For close to 50 years, Dr. Donald J. Bowersox has been in the forefront of our profession. In the early 1960s, he was advocating advanced transportation and logistics practices as an executive for the Railway Express Agency and E.F. MacDonald Company. He was there at the beginning of the National ......

How to Manage a Supply Chain Project Supply Chain Project Management: A Structured Collaborative and Measurable Approach James B. Ayers St. Lucie Press, 2004 ISBN: 1-57444-350-X 363 pages, $59.95 To order: visit www.crcpress.com or most major booksellers Every supply chain manager would benefit from possessing a strong project management skill ......

REAL Supply Chain Questions: REAL Supply Chain Answers Supply chain management has become a prime source of competitive advantage and the new driver of business value. Simply stated, the companies that do the best job of executing across the supply chain and working with their supply chain partners are the ......

Given the poor growth performance of supply chain planning (SCP) vendors the last few years—and the much better performance of supply chain execution (SCE) vendors—one could wonder whether planning's day has passed, eclipsed by a more nimble approach to intractable supply chain problems. But according to analysts, users, and vendors, ......

This seminar gives you the technology review you need to make the most of your supply chain. Review the different kinds of supply chain software and the strategies for planning and implementing systems and technologies to support your processes. Learn how to link your organization, customer, and supplier operations. Learn ......

Interview with Peter Lucash, AllBusiness.com's Medical Practice Advisor ......

Interview with Michael Greece of Padilla Speer Beardsley, a New York public relations firm.

You’ve finally got your supply chain under some semblance of control and one of your suppliers alerts you that it is discontiunuing a part that's critical to your product. What do you do?

Lean processes strive for the total elimination of waste through a succession of small, action-oriented continuous improvement events with workers who carry out production steps ......

I don't do a lot of book reviews but every now and then one crosses my desk that I have to tell you about. A few weeks ago, I read a book by my friend and fellow AllBusiness blogger, Denise O'Berry. It's worth mentioning.

Your channel partner will be the "face" customers associate with your product ......