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What’s on the Horizon? A new generation of supply chain management is at hand. Advanced systems and new business
paradigms and processes will create more agility, more speed and greater responsiveness to demand than
ever before. Supply chain management will become a competitive differentiator, with supply
chains pitted against each other and supply chain clusters challenging today’s leaders. |
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How to Achieve Agile Supply Chains - The 7 Principles of Supply Chain Agility Speed alone won’t win the race. Here are seven ways top-performing companies are gaining speed and better performance through agility.Download |
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Creating
Virtual Verticality
in Horizontal
Supply Chains New technology is achieving the
advantages of vertical supply chains
without the costs. |
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A Platform
for the Future The i2 Agile Business Process Platform
offers big benefits through the
power of two technology advances:
service-oriented architectures and
expandable workflow/process libraries. |
Case studies
Columns
Collaborative Material Management: New Systems Enable Synchronization Between Procurement and Material Planning, by Sharmistha Dubey
Transportation Management: Best Practices in Global Logistics, by Razat Gaurav
Departments
CEO Perspective
Looking to a New Generation of Supply Chain Management, by Michael McGrath
Interview
Big Is Beautiful at Panasonic, an Interview with Mike Aguilar, by Victoria Cooper
Focus
Outsourcing Supply Chain Analytics Can Be Cost-Effective, by Amarnath Thombre,
Madhu Rajendran, and Lee Wilwerding
Opinion
What Impact Will Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Have on
Supply Chain Management? by Michael Cohen (PDF)
Beyond Business
Technology Empowers Relief Efforts During Hurricane Katrina, by Victoria Cooper (PDF)
Inside i2—2005 Recap
Focus on Financial Stability, by Mike Berry (PDF)
