Supply chain risk management - Articles - Page 78

Psychological Factors in Risk Management

December 21, 2012

John J. Brown, director of supply chain risk management at Coca-Cola, discusses psychological factors that impact risk perception and how becoming more aware of these factors can help companies improve risk assessment and risk management.

ASAP Systems Unveils Mobile App in the Cloud for Asset Management

December 20, 2012

ASAP Systems

ASAP Systems, a vendor of inventory-management and asset-tracking software, has created ASAP BarCloud.

CAPS Enhances Container-Tracking Software for Food Shippers

December 20, 2012

CAPS

CAPS, a provider of container-management services, has developed a new version of CAPS-TRAC, its container-tracking software.

SkyBitz Develops GPS Asset-Tracking System for Cellular Networks

December 19, 2012

SkyBitz

SkyBitz, a vendor of remote asset-tracking and information-management technology, has created the Falcon Series GXT100.

Ryder Offers Mobile Tracking App for iPhone, iPad

December 19, 2012

Ryder System

Ryder System Inc. has created a mobile application of RydeSmart 3.0, its onboard telemetrics system for tracking truck fleets, for the iPhone and iPad.

UPS Takes to the Cloud

December 19, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Tom Boike, vice president of supplier management with UPS, details UPS's journey toward the adoption of cloud technology, and what it means for users of international logistics services.

Dropping E-Mail Support May Have Done Disservice to Best Buy Customers

December 19, 2012

Storefront Backtalk

Best Buy recently removed e-mail support from its web site, a move the company said was designed to improve response and to give customers the kind of interactions they seek. The problem with this change is twofold.

Coping With Complexity in the Service Parts Supply Chain

December 18, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

A company can live or die by the effectiveness of its service parts supply chain. Yet the requirements for managing that function can be brutally complex. John Reichert, WMS product marketing manager with TECSYS, provides a blueprint for the proper management of service parts.

More Visions of the Future from the San Francisco Roundtable

December 17, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here are five more predictions for 2013 and beyond, from a panel of five well-informed (and well-fed) Silicon Valley business executives. (See my previous post for the first five.) Assembled in Santa Clara, Calif., by the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, these individuals took part in the group's fourth annual effort to answer that age-old question: What does the future hold for supply-chain management?

Demand Volatility Remains Top Concern of Supply Chain Management, Survey Says

December 14, 2012

LifeWork Search

Demand uncertainty is far and away still the top concern of supply chain mangers, according to a survey by LifeWork Search, an employee recruitment firm. Eighteen percent felt inventory surplus was the top concern, 12 percent voted for inventory shortage, while 8 percent believe lead times are the top holiday concern, and 3 percent chose "other".