Supply chain management simply isn't good enough anymore. Today, you must have a combination of strong executive leadership, careful process redesign and demand-driven supply networks.

IBM at one point had 30 supply chains, one for each of its business units, with each considered a necessary cost of doing business. Today the Integrated Supply Chain at IBM is an innovative, strategic business unit that delivers significant cost savings, competitive advantage and enterprise alignment.

The chemical company launched a proactive initiative to reduce the company's risk profile, improve public safety and provide industry leadership on a safe and secure chemical supply chain.

The dominant player in the market for cell-phone chargers figures out where the money is being spent-then takes steps to reduce it.

There has been much debate in the logistics community about the lifespan of supply chain networks under the pressure of rapidly changing global markets.

A discussion with Hamish Brewer, CEO of JDA Software Group and Lori Mitchell-Keller, a former Manugistics executive and new senior vice president of JDA. JDA Software Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., completed its $213m acquisition of Manugistics Group, Rockville, Md., on July 6. On that day, Hamish Brewer and Lori Mitchell-Keller shared their vision for how the combined software company will join the strengths of each to create a vertically-focused optimization solution for the global supply and demand chain market. With the Manugistics acquisition, JDA Software serves more than 5,500 customers and has annual revenue of around $375m.