The old days of the Quality movement seem quaint in retrospect: the banners, the slogans, the prizes and team-building events. Today, quality management is all about information — or, more to the point, how to keep from getting buried in it.
Are manufacturers, retailers and brands serious about providing sourcing visibility to ensure ethical supply chains? And are consumers willing to pay for it?
Too many companies are still plagued by a "siloed" mentality which keeps various functions from collaborating fully on demand planning. But Arnold Mark Wells, principal of End-to-End Analytics, sees reason for hope.
The enterprise wants procurement to enable global growth scenarios in 2012 while also continuing to protect supply and lower input costs, according to research conducted for The Hackett Group's annual Key Issues Study.
GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions, an alliance between the GAC Group and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, has introduced a new feature of its Fleetweb online application to provide alerts about sea-crime attacks.
Almost 72 percent of senior supply chain and operations executives are not completely confident in their organizations' product recall and traceability abilities.
Have you ever bought something where price wasn't the deciding factor? A cup of coffee because it tastes better, perhaps? Or maybe a pricier mechanic's services because you trust him? Purchasing decisions in our lives aren't black and white, and they shouldn't be in corporate purchasing departments either.