High-Tech/Electronics

Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Sarbanes-Oxley?

February 1, 2004

Russell W. Goodman- Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

It's a mistake to see the financial information reporting and documentation requirements of the act as the responsibility solely of either the CFO or the IT department. Sarbanes has many implications for supply-chain management.

Putting Supply-Chain Shelfware to Work For You - Finally

November 1, 2003

The morning after the high-tech boom, a lot of expensive software is sitting around unused. But companies are starting to wake up to its potential.

Bridging the Gap Between Planning And Execution

September 1, 2003

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Supply-chain plans tend to collapse when demand spikes, supplier failures and other problems at the execution level radically change the underlying assumptions. But better planning techniques, event management tools and a new generation of web-based collaborative solutions can keep these plans on track.

SPECIAL ISSUE: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERSHIPS - Kodak Brasileira: Hiring of Third-Party Proves Key to Handling Volume Surges

July 1, 2002

Verticalnet extends the reach of sourcing solutions

May 1, 2002

Thomas A. Foster, Editor-in-Chief

As manufacturers and retailers outsource more and more of their business processes, they will need sourcing solutions that provide real-time information to all parties.

A bigger footprint for Online Purchasing

April 1, 2002

Thomas A. Foster, Editor-in-Chief

The breadth and depth of web-based applications for managing procurement and sourcing is expanding to the point that it touches on just about every important business process a company performs.

Keeping Up With Growth - in Stores and Employees

January 1, 2002

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

A good relationship with partners is the best contingency plan

Hitachi Data Moves to the Heartland for Faster Distribution

October 1, 2000

Kurt C. Hoffman

For 20 years, the high-end data storage system and server assembler had used DCs on each coast. But a self-imposed $1m penalty for unavailability of parts required a faster logistics network. Indianapolis was the answer.

Just What Is a 4PL Anyway?

August 1, 2000

Kurt C. Hoffman

Consultants and 3PLs differ on whether the trademarked term is a distinction without a difference, but they agree that there is a real need for a "supermanager" to run a company's logistics, knowledge base and IT systems.

GE: A Company-Wide Push for Excellence

July 1, 2000

High-Tech/Electronics

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the technology and electronics industries. Learn how high-tech and electronics companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.