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 September 2006 Supply Chain Stories.
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9/29/06: SupplyChain Best Practice Tip: SupplyChainDigest.com
Article about using reverse auctions for Procurement.

9/29/06: First Thoughts: SupplyChainDigest.com
A good article about Synchronizing vs Simplifying your Supply Chain.

9/28/06: Market Meeting Focuses on Supply Chain Finance: furnituretoday.com
 A breakfast meeting on International Supply Chain Financing on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

9/28/06: Interstate Warehousing Implements Supply Chain Management Solutions:
One of the top 10 public refrigerated warehouse companies in the USA has implemented  new warehouse and distribution software, leading to higher productivity and streamlined customer billing process.

9/28/06: Loblaw Says McMahon Will Quit as Supply Chain Chief -Bloomberg.com
 Canada's biggest supermarket chain, Loblaw, said it's supply Chain VP will quit after less than a year on the job because of family reasons.

9/27/06: Smart Supply Chain Technology show: Feret.com.au
A trade show with a focus on visibility in the Supply Chain

9/26/06: Tapping Into the Talent Supply Chain: Inc.com
Interesting article about a taking a Supply chain approach to Human Resources.

9/25/06: Growing Supply Chain Risks: Forbes.com
An article about supply chain risks and a percentage breakdown on where they occur.  The study was funded by Accenture.

9/25/06:Airbus looks and supply chain management: India Daily.com
 Airbus looks at SCM and outsourcing for better operational efficiencies and cost cutting....

9/25/06: Associations wants Policymakers to understand SupplyChain Security: IndustryWeek
Artilce links to an interactive flow chart called "From Factory to Shelf: Navigating the Global Supply Chain"

9/22/06: ScanDisk appoints  new Supply Chain VP: Fabtech.org
SanDisk has announced the appointment of Juha Raisanen as senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Supply Chain

9/21/06: Supply Chain success requires collaboration: Purchasing.com
Over the past decade, nearly every Fortune 500 company has embarked on a supply-chain cost-reduction program....

9/21/06: Morrisons optimises Supply Chain:  igd.com
Following the integration of Safeway, Morrisons has embarked on a three year project to optimise all operations within its business. It has strengthened its supply chain in...

9/21/06: Identity Authentication, Automation seen essential for global supply chain: Supply & Demand Chain Executive

9/20/06: 3M to buy Supply Chain tech firm: TwinCities.com
3M Company said today its HighJump Software subsidiary has agreed to buy Global Beverage Group Inc., a Canadian-based beverage and packaged goods supply chain management software firm, for an undisclosed price....

9/20/06: Aberdeen Group announces supply chain management summit:  Mikrofax.com
Research firm Aberdeen Group has announced landmark plans to host a global summit on supply chain management....

9/20/06: UPS Supply Chain business leases Bullitt space: Courier-Journal.com
UPS Supply Chain Solutions has signed a lease for 168,000 square feet of space

**Note: I will be on vacation from 9/8 till 9/20. I will resume posting supply chain news stories when I return.**

9/07/06: Creating Supply Chain Value W/ Cycle Time & Inventory Yield: webpronews.com
Good over view of how Supply Chains operate and how to view cycle times.

9/07/06: ISO publishes best practice guidelines for implementing supply chain security: continuitycentral.com.

9/06/06: Supply Chain Subsectors Driving Market Growth: CRMNews
he supply chain management applications market grew by 3 percent to US$5.6 billion in 2005, according to a new report by AMR Research. Related Story

9/06/06: Supply Chain Companies Collide in Court: InternetNews.com
Dallas-based supply chain management solutions vendor i2 Technologies said it is suing SAP for patent infringement....

9/05/06: Improving supply chain management knowledge: Ferret.com.au
...a course on Forecasting and Inventory Management for the Asia Pacific Centre for Continuing and Professional Development in both Singapore and Bangkok..

9/05/06: Fish supply chain extends into Europe: Fishupdate.com
As the chilled foods market continues to expand we recognise the need not only for high volumes but also for high specification, lower volume raw material supplies for added value processed products which still have to reach the retail outlet with a good shelf life in hand...

9/05/06: Tax issues and Supply Chain Structures: BangkokPost.com
This week, I want to talk about how tax issues may affect supply-chain distribution structures.''

9/02/06: Supply Chain Start-Up Gets $8M Boost: Managing Automation.com
In another sign that the market for supply chain management software may be on the rebound, start-up vendor TrueDemand Software Inc. this week said it has received...

9/02/06: Lenovo hires Dell exec to head global supply chain: Triangle Business Journal
Computer-maker Lenovo has hired a former Dell executive, Gerry Smith,  to head its global supply operations.

9/01/06: Companies failing to address supply chain dependency threats: Continuity Central.com/
non-Asian companies that have supply chain dependencies in Asia often lack awareness of regional risks and have not addressed these in business continuity plans.

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