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The discussion is over. The debate on understanding CSR is no more. It’s now about monitoring how we are doing and ensuring CSR is embedded in our organisation in the same way as health and safety issues are. We should be aware of our obligations as individuals, as... |
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In a keynote address to the Institute for Supply Management’s 94th international conference, A.T. Kearney Chairman and Managing Officer Paul Laudicina called on supply management professionals to lead in the “creation of a new global economic model that builds upon... |
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Capgemini’s Cost Management in the Automotive Supplier Industry study, which included interviews with more than 20 leading tier 1 automotive suppliers, found that while cost reduction in traditional expense categories such as finance control, procurement, manufacturing, HR... |
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Introduced in the early 1990s, inter-firm Electronic Data Interchange – or EDI – is now (already!) considered as a long-standing practice.Today, most large and middle-sized enterprises own such systems. They feature in over 70% of companies operating in a... |
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At the heart of lean manufacturing is one very simple principle: remove as much waste as possible from your processes.
Lean practitioners have identified 8 forms of waste that occur in manufacturing. And while there are many ways to eliminate these 8 forms of waste, when comparing... |
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The challenges facing procurement departments have evolved considerably throughout the past few decades. There is a gap between the skills and capabilities that were developed in the past and those required to realize the potential of procurement today. This white paper outlines... |
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Today, visionary and innovative companies have evolved beyond simple ROI analyses to the concept of Relationship Life Cycle as a vehicle to gain competitive advantage. With the Relationship Life Cycle, the returns that can be achieved for both buyer and seller far surpass any ROI... |
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Do you always offer your customers the right products in the right place, at the right time? To do this, your supply chain must be sensitive to real-time changes in demand across all your channels. Without good planning and inventory performance, retailers are more likely to run... |
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Research shows that the typical warehouse or distribution center operating without a formalized labor management program operates at about 60-70 percent of normal performance levels. This means that without rushing workers or using special incentives (and staying... |
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With the advent of new technologies, a changing geopolitical context and ever more pressing concerns about sustainability, are we seeing the emergence of a new form of globalisation?
At the IfM's annual Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, leading... |
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