Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

Packaging 140

Packaging Shipping SCM Policies 140

ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

'A guest post by Bob Ferrari. I’m very pleased to have the opportunity to be a guest blogger and contribute commentary to the Value Unchained community of followers. I would like to reflect on some observations related to sustainability strategy deployment across the supply chain, namely important considerations in alignment of so-termed green supply chain strategies with contributing benefit to overall business strategies.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 119

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Waste Reduction Vendor Strategies 119

Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

Supply Chain Software 124

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain SCM Manufacturing Procurement 124

ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

'The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a not-for-profit organization funded by governments and large corporate entities such as Microsoft and SAP. The purpose of the organization is to promote carbon reporting and assisting companies with putting a framework together to help with reporting. The CPD just published its S&P 500 report. In this year’s report more S&P 500 companies reported their emissions up from 52% in 2009 to 59% in 2010.

Cost Reduction Strategies 74

Cost Reduction Strategies Supply and Demand Survey SAP 74

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