New England's largest grocery chain needed better visibility into the events that hampered its productivity. A dashboard application has allowed it to be a proactive manager.

Global supply chains can only be successful if manufacturers and retailers have a network of reliable partners that provide expertise and industry knowledge, as well as good service.

AMR Research again selects the best-run supply chains in the world. Amid ever fiercer competition, these 25 companies have stayed on top by embracing the concept of demand-driven supply networks. That has produced financial results that make them world-class on any list.

Companies need to look beyond best practices to find competitive advantage in their supply chains. A project at MIT called Supply Chain 2020 is searching for the hidden principles that will guide supply chains now and into an uncertain future.