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- A Well-Designed Inventory Strategy Must Be Maintained
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APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in logistics indicates that organizations are still trying to find the right balance between carrying enough inventory and minimizing inventory and storage costs.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Inventory Management Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.8.3 Calculate performance measures, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.3.2 Receive, inspect, and store inbound deliveries, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.3.5 Track inventory accuracy, 4.5.3.7 Manage physical finished goods inventory- Relevance: 79%
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- Big Changes Can Lead to Big Results
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The pharmaceuticals division of Reliance Industries had an inefficient physical distribution process that was resulting in financial losses.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Process Reengineering, Business Excellence, Process, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution, Order Management, Inventory Management, Process Improvement, Warehousing, Outbound Transportation Processes: 4.1.5.3 Determine finished goods inventory requirements at destination, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5.8 Calculate destination dispatch plan, 4.1.1.3 Define outsourcing policies, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.5.9 Manage dispatch plan attainment, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.8.4 Identify performance trends, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.4.3 Provide service to specific customers, 4.4 Deliver service to customer, 4.4.3.2 Dispatch resources, 4.4.3.3 Manage order fulfillment progress, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.4 Operate outbound transportation, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization Industry: Pharmaceutical- Relevance: 76%
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- Turnaround of a Business Through the Transformation of Physical Distribution
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An inefficient process design only breeds inefficiency!
Type: Presentations Topics: Business Transformation, Business Excellence, Process, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution, Outbound Transportation Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.4 Deliver service to customer, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.4 Operate outbound transportation Industry: Pharmaceutical- Relevance: 74%
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- Turnaround of a Business Through the Transformation of Physical Distribution (Slides)
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An inefficient process design only breeds inefficiency!
Type: Presentations Topics: Business Transformation, Business Excellence, Process, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Distribution, Outbound Transportation Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.4 Deliver service to customer, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.4 Operate outbound transportation Industry: Pharmaceutical- Relevance: 74%
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- Five Steps for Mastering Carbon
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Organizations need to address carbon emissions in a number of ways—and fast.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements- Relevance: 62%
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- Carbon Management—Optimizing Transportation
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Striking the right transportation balance can reduce carbon emissions.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 10.1.1 Evaluate environmental impact of products, services, and operations, 10.0 Manage Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), 10.1 Determine environmental health and safety impacts, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1.5.11 Manage partner load plan, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization- Relevance: 62%
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- The IBM Grocery Manufacturing Association 2010 Logistics Benchmark Report
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IBM and the Grocery Manufacturing Association conducted a logistics survey to see what adjustments top-performing companies were making during the 2009-2010 recession.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Logistics, Supply Chain Management Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network Industry: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods, Retail/Catalog/Mail Order- Relevance: 61%
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- Facility Location & Cost Factor Survey Review (slides)
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APQC's Ron Webb reviews survey results from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, Accenture and the Manufacturing Institute on the subject of facility locations and cost.
Type: Presentations Processes: 4.1.1.1 Define manufacturing goals, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.1.3 Define outsourcing policies, 4.1.1.4 Define manufacturing capital expense policies, 4.1.1.5 Define capacities, 4.1.1.6 Define production network and supply constraints, 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements- Relevance: 61%
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- Optimizing Supplier Sourcing to Improve the Bottom Line
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This survey report from IBM shows that supply chain managers can contribute to their organization's bottom line performance by taking sourcing measures that cut costs and deliver efficiencies.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.5.6 Manage collaborative replenishment planning, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1.4.3 Collaborate with suppliers, 4.1.4 Create and manage master production schedule, 4.1.7.2 Establish sourcing relationships, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.1 Develop procurement plan- Relevance: 61%
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- Creating a Green Supply Chain in a Global Economy
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In this APQC interview with Pamela Gordon, a business sustainability consultant, she discusses the factors that make up a green supply chain in the electronics industry.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Compliance, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental, New Product Development, Product Development, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Product Design, Logistics, External Relationships Processes: 2.0 Develop and Manage Products and Services, 4.1.5.6 Manage collaborative replenishment planning, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.4.3 Collaborate with suppliers, 4.1.4 Create and manage master production schedule, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.3 Produce/Manufacture/Deliver product, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.5 Manage returns; manage reverse logistics- Relevance: 59%
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