SupplyChainBrainMore from SupplyChainBrainForecasting & Demand PlanningEssential Keys to Meeting Customer DemandLoren Troyer, director of order management strategy with John Deere, lays out what it takes to meet customer demand. He also discusses the benefits of "flexibility planning."February 4, 2013All LogisticsTransforming Operations Planning and Inventory Control at TriQuint SemiconductorLaura Dionne, director of worldwide operations, and J.P. Swanson, systems architect, at TriQuint Semiconductor, describe how the installation of RapidResponse from Kinaxis is helping the company transform operations planning and improve inventory control.January 31, 2013All LogisticsAgilent's Vertically Integrated Supply ChainSun Lieu, head of supply chain engineering at the Electronics Measurement Business Group of Agilent Technologies, talks about the supply chain challenges of a high-mix, low-volume business and describes Agilent's two-level supplier collaboration model.January 28, 2013LTL/Truckload ServicesHow to Excel in Commodity Risk ManagementCommodities are often given short shrift in discussions about supply-chain risk management. Dave Brown, vice president of supply chain and agricultural sales in North America for Ingredion Inc., helps to correct the oversight.January 28, 2013All TechnologyBridging the Agility Gap in an Age of UncertaintyGlen Margolis, chief executive officer of Steelwedge, shows how an understanding of the "agility gap" can help companies to cope with uncertainty in markets.January 25, 2013All LogisticsCelestica Pioneers the Model for Supply Chain Managed ServicesAfter working from 2007 to 2011 to transform its own supply chain, Celestica took what it learned to the market, offering managed supply chain services that complement its contract manufacturing business. Erwin Hermans, vice president of supply chain solutions, explains Celestica's strategy.January 25, 2013All LogisticsA Control Tower Approach to Response ManagementMike Landry, president of Barkawi Management Consultants, North America, explains the "control tower" approach to supply chain management and why he believes this approach can enable companies to go beyond incremental improvements to real transformational change.January 24, 2013All LogisticsHow an Integrated Supply Chain Enables First Solar's Top Business GoalsWhen integrating its two major business units, First Solar partnered with Kinaxis to provide supply and demand planning capabilities, says Shellie Molina, vice president-global supply chain.January 22, 2013Global LogisticsHow Unilever Derives Value From Its Supply ChainPier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply chain officer of Unilever, enumerates the ways in which the company's supply chain adds value to the business. He also talks about issues of sustainability and supply-chain segmentation.January 21, 2013All LogisticsTop 3 Priorities for Multi-Enterprise Supply ChainsAt the same time that supply chains are becoming increasingly global and complex, customers are expecting faster than ever service, says Vijay Subramanian, president of Prana Consulting.January 21, 2013Previous PagePage 516 of 590Next Page
