Is your supply chain running ahead of the competition? APQC’s supply chain Tune-Up Diagnostics can help you find out. This popular series give you the ability to evaluate your organization’s performance throughout the entire supply chain. The series includes the following diagnostic tools…
At APQC we’re finalizing our product development/innovation best practices research agenda for the year. But we want your input to make sure the study topic we choose is what you most want to know about. Take our short Web-based survey at https://www.apqc.org/surveys/hottopic/pdinno2012 to let…
Many organizations have multiple software systems supporting their supply chains. Warehouse management systems, ERP systems, and other software used for procurement, inventory, and transportation processes can have conflicting data. The isolation of these different software systems can lead to…
Procurement has been gaining visibility through innovative developments that provide value to the enterprise beyond lower-cost goods. This new role for procurement led APQC to conduct the study Supplier Category Management: Driving Value Through the Procurement Organization, which looked at how…
March has been a busy month at APQC. The highlight of the month so far (at least in the supply chain and product development area) has been the release of three new content pieces. Improving the Flow of Knowledge in Product Development (a best practices report) …
A recent survey conducted by the publishers of Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR) revealed that three-quarters of surveyed companies have either filled supply chain positions within the last year or are planning to fill positions in the coming year. This is positive economic news, but it raises…
Visibility into spending is a topic that is on almost everyone’s mind these days. That’s why more and more organizations are devoting efforts to spend management, in which spending patterns are identified and an organization can pinpoint opportunities for long-term savings. For the supply chain…
Is your organization’s procurement area running smoothly? APQC created our popular Procurement Tune-Up Diagnostic and Interactive Procurement Tune-Up Diagnostic to help organizations find out. Both tools have been updated for 2012 with fresh data from our Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement…
Last Wednesday I hosted a Webinar on the latest supply chain management and product development content in APQC’s Knowledge Base. We’ve added a lot of great content over the last six months, so I encourage you to take a look at the presentation or view the slides. The presentation includes an…
Political and social environments in other countries can quickly affect supply chains, so supply chain visibility is a must for organizations. This is a sentiment repeated so much that it can be easy to block out. But that isn’t so easy when regulations appear that force organizations to take…