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For RadioShack, A Unique Business ModelIs No Shield Against Competition

When earnings stall, the venerable electronics retailer takes a close look at its supply chain organization-and discovers that it doesn't have one.

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A Focus on Planning Helps Castrol Reduce Inventory, Improve Service

Castrol's European operation faced a common supply-chain conundrum: excess inventory and poor customer service. A new planning department separate from execution, coupled with technology from ToolsGroup, got the company's supply chain back on track.

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Sun Micro Stops Handling Its Parts Management in Pieces

Preaching the gospel of Six Sigma, the company takes a global approach to the coordination of after-market parts planning, inventories and distribution.

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AMR Picks 25 Supply Chains That Actually Pull Demand Rather Than Push It

To meet the ranking's exacting criteria, these companies' supply chains had to be driven by demand forecasting, use cutting edge technology and produce industry leading financial results.

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Road Map Details Three Phases in Building a Truly Lean Enterprise

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Supply Chain Performance Management:It's More Than Metrics

Tracking and measuring the performance of various supply-chain functions is necessary but not sufficient for today's extended enterprise. Tying that performance to corporate strategic goals and closing the loop on execution to ensure continuous improvement are keys to effective performance management.

Revlon Plows Through Productivity Plateau Without New IT Investments

A conversation with Dave Laverty, vice president of Materials Management Worldwide, at Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

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Using Supply-Chain Excellence to Build Brand Reputation

Brand awareness isn't just about product quality and saturation advertising. A smoothly functioning supply chain is a crucial element in winning customer loyalty.

'Leaning' the Supply Chain: Like a Diet, It Never Ends

The notion of lean supply chains remains relevant even though the concept has been around for years. Like individuals in their battles of the bulge, enterprises face a never-ending fight against bloated processes and excessive inventory.

For Transportation Managers, The Devil Is in the Details

All it takes is one small slip-up to undermine a company's supply chain. Here are 10 tips on how to optimize transportation programs, and avoid the catastrophic • Fourth in the Best Practices series.

It's Mid-Year Supply-Chain and Logistics Checkup Time. Let's See How You're Doing.

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Supply-chain Software Developers' Strategies For Consistent Profitability

Despite the obvious differences between software developers and the customers they serve, fundamentally they too are running businesses. Quite aside from the 'winning' qualities of their products, these companies need sound business practices to ensure profitability quarter after quarter.

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