Papers and Articles on Operations Management: Supplier management Articles

Investigation into manufacture\distribution relationships - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Simulation is a useful tool in the identification of information networks necessary to improve the chain between manufacturing and distribution.

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Vendor delinquency reduction - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: ICL is striving to continually improve all aspects of service to its external and internal customers.

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There are supply markets as well as sales markets - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The trend to out-source goods and services in the late 1980s and early 1990s has resulted in a growing awareness of the role of supply chain management in strategic management. The purpose of this article is to review current thinking regarding the nature and characteristics of ... read article...

Investing for supply - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines the importance of capital investment policy in the supply chain and discusses the investment strategies that a company should follow.

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Demand planning into the 21st century - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes how demand planning software will enable customers and suppliers to share information and co-operate with the flow of product through the supply chain.

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Eye openers - Part 1: supply chain challenges - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This first article considers the current status of supply chains and relationships with customers, especially if they are excellent and with suppliers, especially if they are weak. It concludes with a challenge to see what more your supply chain can do for you. So often you only... read article...

Supplier certification: a starting point for busines improvement - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Reviews supplier certification and answers some basic questions about planning and implementing successful supplier certification programmes.

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And who's your worst supplier? Handling interplant demand within the supply chain - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry and how the need to make systems Y2K compliant allowed the introduction of new dependent demand solutions.

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Supplier partnering - an essential enabler for suppy chain improvement - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Looks at the EQFM Excellence Model and how supplier partnering can improve management of the supply chain.

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Survey of Automotive Component Suppliers in Wales - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Is it true that organisations take an unplanned and unstructured approach to the introduction of improvement initiatives? Is it a case of ‘let's look for the latest initiative which will save us' approach rather than thinking through the organisational needs and objectives which... read article...

Supplier Relationship Management - Maximising the Return on Relationships - Supplier management Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: In the latter half of the '90's, purchasing became a strategic weapon. 'Strategic Sourcing' is all about reducing the number of suppliers, then setting up strategic relationships, where appropriate, with those that are left.

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