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IBM opens supply chain innovation center in China.(SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS)(Brief article)
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Computer giant IBM has opened a supply chain innovation center in Beijing, China. The Beijing Supply Chain Innovation Center will collaborate with companies to develop new supply chain solutions, based on IBM's expertise supply chain...
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Top 400 chains reveal that consumers demand value.(Statistical data)
; The top 400 food chain-restaurant brands were ranked in the 2008...Source: R&I Top 400) Top 400 2007 Sales Rank Chain ($ Millions) 1 McDonald's $63,554.0 2 KFC...Source: R&I Top 400) Top 400 2007 Sales Rank Chain ($ Millions) 11 Applebee's $4,507.0 12...
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Enter the Corn Maze, If You Dare ; Watch out for chain saws when picking your jack-o-lantern at McCall's haunted farm
; My knee on the chain saw, whiteknuckling the starter cord, I...myself and the young couple, the whining chain saw in front of me. Neither of them screamed...reasonable response to being charged with a chain saw. What they didn't know was that there...
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JDA acquires i2 technologies, IBM lands ILoG: supply chain marketplace undergoes a drastic shakeup.(Tech Scorecard)
; Some pretty big names in the supply chain technology arena have changed hands recently...three most successful providers of supply chain planning solutions (in terms of sales...HighJump Software, another well known supply chain software company, was sold by its parent...
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Wireless technology improves supply chain effectiveness
; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES empower real-time supply chain management by breaking down barriers to...decisions are captured instantly, the supply chain becomes effective and highly responsive...devices, creates opportunities to take supply chain management to a new level. RF computer...
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5 strategies to drive customer demand.(SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS)(Brief article)
; ...having a consumer-driven, adaptable supply chain is just as necessary to gain competitive...says David Johnston, senior VP, supply chain and wholesale distribution, with JDA Software, a provider of supply chain management solutions. Best-in-class companies...
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Dynamic procurement in a capacitated supply chain facing uncertain demand.
; ...increasingly common practice in supply chain management that effectively accommodates...questions, we consider a two-stage supply chain in which a single supplier sells capacity...becoming a common practice, allowing supply chain partners to share demand information instantaneously...
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Heavy-duty chain conveyor.(Product Showcase)
; ES-Series conveyors feature a safe finger protection chain along with a heavy-duty chain protector to provide optimal safety. The system offers wheel flight nonsynchronous transport; a return chain that rolls on a UHMW surface for quiet operation...
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Building an ethical supply chain: your company touts itself as ethical--what about your suppliers?(Supply Chain)
; ...expect a company and its entire supply chain to be ethical. Sooner or later, every company is bound to find itself part of a supply chain that experiences a significant ethics or...are great that the biggest brand in the chain will get stuck with most of the blame...
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A greener set of supply chain KPIs.(SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS)(key performance indicators)(Capgemini U.S.)(Brief article)
; As part of its forward-looking 2016: The Future Supply chain project, consulting firm Capgemini has developed a new set of key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure supply chain sustainability. The new KPIs include: Energy consumption. These...
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