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Supply Chain Management Systems (October 2002) Summary
The varied features in this report illustrate the scope of the supply chain and the many aspects of business activity involved.
Setting the scene, Pat Sweet outlines the general market trends in the sector. Alan Waller, of Solving International and Cranfield, relates supply chain management to globalisation, and Thomas Hillek and Rolf Stähler of KPMG Consulting set it in the context of the economic downturn. For smaller firms drawn into the supply chains of larger trading partners, Graham Riche of Profectus suggests ways of levelling the playing field.
On collaborative processing, Karen Linfield of AnitePS and Mark Hyde of Mi Services suggest steps to the collaborative supply chain.
In more industry-specific articles, Chris Montagnon, formerly IT director at Sainsbury’s, looks at the retail sector, and we report on standards developments in the oil industry.
And to make the practical points, ICG presents some of the experiences of logistics giant Kuehne & Nagel and the household appliances firm Merloni Elettrodomestici.
• Throughout this issue we feature profiles of suppliers of supply chain management products and services. This information, supplied by the companies, has been checked and validated by management and IT consultancy AnitePS Consulting.
International Consultants' Guide 2002
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