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This Evaluation Centre provides information on supply chain software and manufacturing software:
 1. Go to Strategy for an up-to-date overview on this vital first stage in your supply chain software and manufacturing software project including supply chain and manufacturing articles by expert authors.
2. Go to Supplier Evaluation for supply chain software and manufacturing software Evaluation Reports which have been independently audited and checked for accuracy.
 3. Go to Implementation for information about the remainder of the supply chain software lifecycle featuring management briefing articles by top consultancy and analyst firms.
4. Go to Service Centre if you need any other support or information on supply chain software and manufacturing software. The Evaluation Centre is here to help with all your supply chain software and manufacturing software requirements.
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Supply chain management: as broad as it's long
Evaluation Centre's overview of the supply chain software and manufacturing software market...Supply chain management includes the supervision of processes from the design stage through to the purchasing of inputs such as raw materials, parts and contract labour, production, transport and logistics and order management and fulfilment. This highlights the complexity inherent in trying to gain optimal performance across the whole supply chain.
The aim, in most cases, is to make the end-to-end operation as cost-effective as possible while achieving the highest level of service. This is clearly difficult to achieve and our accompanying Expert Opinion article underlines, for instance, the challenges in balancing inventory handling and the trade-offs that have to be constantly made and re-evaluated.
But as the economy continues on a precarious track, the task of keeping the supply chain running smoothly and cost-effectively will become even more challenging. And the need to manage the extended supply chain, balance sales forecasts with supply capability and satisfy the demand to be more environmentally friendly just adds to the complexity. view in full >> |
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New Strategic Briefings |
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Supply chain: how can IT help?
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Manufacturers can use technology to transform their supply chain into a ‘value chain’, says John Pope.
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IBP: the growth driver
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Dave Manning of Oliver Wight puts his faith in integrated business planning versus S&OP.
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Supply chain forecasting: myths and misconceptions
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Why do so many companies lack sound forecasting processes when they can have a major impact on the supply chain? CSC's Chuck Poirier and Charles Troyer report.
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