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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: 77%
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- Supply Chains Go Collaborative–Inside and Outside
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During an interview with APQC, Chris Caplice, executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, explains how supply chain management executives need highly developed collaborative skills to run ...
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Shipping, Logistics, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.7.2 Establish sourcing relationships, 4.2.1.4 Match needs to supply capabilities, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network- Relevance: 64%
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- Blueprint for Success: Logistics (Second Edition) - Report Overview
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APQC's Blueprint for Success: Logistics (Second Edition) can help organizations seeking to revamp logistics strategically.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Warehousing, Returns Management, Reverse Logistics Processes: 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs, 4.5.2.4 Manage flow of returned products, 4.5.2 Plan inbound material flow, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.3.4 Pick, pack, and ship product for delivery, 4.5.3.6 Track third-party logistics storage and shipping performance, 4.5.5 Manage returns; manage reverse logistics, 4.5.5.2 Perform reverse logistics- Relevance: 63%
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- Green Supply Chains Are Good for Business
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Blue Coat Systems decided to turn its supply chain green.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Distribution, Inventory Management, Manufacturing Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 2.2.1.3 Develop product/service design specifications, 2.2 Develop products and services, 2.2.1 Design, build, and evaluate products and services, 1.2.2.6 Develop lean/continuous improvement strategy, 1.2 Develop business strategy, 1.2.2 Evaluate strategic options to achieve the objectives, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.3.3 Identify critical materials and supplier capacity, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network- Relevance: 63%
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- Running Global Logistics with Cloud Computing
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Logistics in the cloud. Software as a service, or cloud computing, has become a viable alternative to hosting software in-house.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Logistics, Supply Chain Management Processes: 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.1 Translate customer service requirements into logistics requirements, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs- Relevance: 63%
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- Carbon Management - Five Case Studies
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A survey by the IBM Institute for Business Value Global Corporate Social Responsibility shows How five organizations made trade-offs to reduce carbon emissions.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.3 Identify political and regulatory issues, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs- Relevance: 63%
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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: 63%
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- Mastering Carbon Management - Before Regulation Comes
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As the planet heats up, so do regulatory mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. IBM Global Business Services has provided a strategy for supply chain in adopting carbon management responsibilities.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental Health & Safety, Organization and Management Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1.2 Define labor and materials policies, 4.1.1.6 Define production network and supply constraints, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy- Relevance: 63%
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- Reverse Logistics: Managing the Flow of Returns
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This interview with Gailen Vick, CEO and president of the Reverse Logistics Association looks at trends and developments in reverse logistics.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Reverse Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Processes: 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.3.6 Track third-party logistics storage and shipping performance, 4.5.3 Operate warehousing, 4.5.5 Manage returns; manage reverse logistics, 4.5.5.1 Authorize and process returns, 4.5.5.2 Perform reverse logistics- Relevance: 63%
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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: 62%
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