- Where’s the payback in (supply chain) software?
One out of every two supply chain software deployments is falling short when it comes to delivering the expected return on the investment. That was the surprising finding of this year’s survey on supply chain software and how logistics professionals are using it. Designed as a follow-up to a study conducted last year, this year’s research looked specifically at which applications are most popular, what kind of payback they’re providing, and the challenges users face to successful deployment.
http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20150424-wheres-the-payback-in-software/
- Press Release: Global Supply Chain Management BPO: Genpact Named Leader by Analyst Firm Everest Group
Genpact reduced a leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) company’s quality costs by 30 percent through a Kanban lean manufacturing process. It also designed, developed and deployed an integrated planning solution to reduce a global high tech security company’s finished goods inventory by 25 percent. Genpact also utilized a “should cost” analysis to help a top energy firm save $1 million in direct materials costs and save 60 percent time in parts negotiations.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NY88443.htm
- Top-performing supply chains: Pharmaceutical companies
We believe supply chain excellence is based on the ability to improve that portfolio of metrics. To help the reader, we have applied the model to different industries; this article looks at progress in the pharmaceutical sector. Progress in driving supply chain excellence in this sector is stalled. The reason? With a growth agenda and intense investment in research and development (R&D), growing regulation, and the building of global capabilities, the last decade has been a time of change for the global pharmaceutical companies. Their progress has not been equal to that in the consumer goods or food and beverage industries. The many mergers and acquisitions among companies in this category have also slowed progress in achieving supply chain excellence.