Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Procurement Research
by Jimmy Alyea

Procurement Contracts:

 “Identifying Contract Risk and Contingency Planning”

Supply Chain Analysis:  Nissan

“Why Nissan’s Disaster Recovery Bested Rivals”

 

Supply Chain Analysis:  Nokia vs. Ericsson

“The Fire That Changed an Industry:  A Supply Chain Case Study on Thriving in a Networked World”

 Distribution and Logistics:  Wal-Mart

“Wal-Mart has been able to achieve respectable leadership in the retail industry because of its focus on supply chain management:  Analysis of Wal-Mart's distribution and logistics system”

E-Business Distribution and Logistics:  Amazon.com

“How Amazon has used its distribution system in e-business and general features of an e-business distribution network”

Sales, Distribution, and Logistics:  Wal-Mart

“An example of how a manufacturer might sell and distribute widgets to Wal-Mart stores nationwide”

Logistics:  The Perfect Order

“What does a ‘perfect order’ mean in logistics?”

Distribution and Logistics:  Cross-docking

“What is cross-docking, and why you would use it”

Inventory Management:

“How a manufacturer can increase its responsiveness to customers through inventory management”

 

Supply Chain Analysis:  Collaboration

“Analysis of Supply Chain Collaboration”

 

Supply Chain Analysis:  Profitability

"How a supply chain affects the profitability of a major company"

Supply Chain Analysis:  Outsourcing

"The Pros & Cons of Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management"

Supply Chain Analysis:  Off-Shoring and Outsourcing

“Off-Shoring & Outsourcing Analysis”

Supply Chain Analysis:  Near Sourcing

“Why near sourcing has found favor over global sourcing in import circles."

Supply Chain Analysis:  Flexibility

“E-­Commerce & Multi-Channel Fulfillment: Supply Chain Flexibility Key to Meeting Changing Demands”

 

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