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The impact of information sharing and ordering co‐ordination on supply chain performance

Zhao, Xiande; Xie, Jinxing; Zhang, W.J. - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 1, pp. 24-40

This paper presents a study on the impacts of information sharing and ordering co‐ordination on the performance of a supply chain with one capacitated supplier and multiple retailers under demand uncertainty. In particular, a computer model is proposed to simulate inventory replenishment...

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The re‐engineering of Hewlett‐Packard’s CD‐RW supply chain

Hammel, Todd; Phelps, Tom; Kuettner, Dorothea - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 3, pp. 113-118

highlights the importance of project management and the incentives for change amongst supply partners. …

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Collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment: new solutions needed for mass collaboration

Holmström, Jan; Främling, Kary; Kaipia, Riikka; … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 3, pp. 136-145

and share” and uses input from the retailer’s existing planning process – the category management process. The benefit of … using category management as the basis is that the retailer can scale up collaboration with a large number of suppliers …

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From commodity marketing to category management: insights from the Waitrose category leadership program in fresh produce

O’Keeffe, Michael; Fearne, Andrew - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 7 (2002) 5, pp. 296-301

Looks at how Waitrose deals with commodity marketing and category management by examining its category leadership …

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The “Indian” supply chain architecture

Sahay, B.S.; Cavale, Vasant; Mohan, Ramneesh - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 8 (2003) 2, pp. 93-106

, based on a recently concluded nationwide study titled “Supply chain management practices in Indian Industry: 2000”, throws …

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What drives perishable inventory management performance? Lessons learnt from the UK blood supply chain

Stanger, Sebastian H.W.; Wilding, Richard; Yates, Nicky; … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 2, pp. 107-123

to identify what drives good management of perishables within the supply chain using the example of blood inventory … management in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach – Seven case studies with hospital transfusion laboratories in the UK blood … perishable inventory performance. These are based around simple management procedures implemented by experienced staff. The case …

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Integrated logistics: achieving logistics performance improvements

Daugherty, Patricia J.; Ellinger, Alexander E.; Gustin, … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 1 (1996) 3, pp. 25-33

that the results have significant managerial implications as more organizations place emphasis on supply chain management …

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Managing merger madness

In: Strategic Direction 18 (2002) 11, pp. 15-17

Mergers and acquisitions are widely recognized as a fast‐track to organizational growth, increased profitability and greater market share. They seem to offer easy gains without the pain of lengthy sales drives or costly R&D programs. However, several recent studies have found that around half...

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Leadership and change inextricably linked at Heineken

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 4, pp. 8-10

In April 2002, the Chairman of Heineken, Karel Vuursten, handed over the reigns of the world’s third largest brewers to his long‐time number two Thony Ruys, and in doing so spelt out a strong message of continuity to both employees and analysts alike. Although the potential for major mergers...

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Coca‐Cola stumbles in Belgium

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 5, pp. 23-25

Time is money, particularly in today’s world of instant communication. And when a crisis arises, response time is critical in minimizing damage to image and brand name. But when Coca‐Cola was faced with a health scare in Belgium four years ago, this preeminent global giant was slow to react,...

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