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Herman E. Daly: A Steady-State Economy

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

From SDC(UK): The Earth as a whole is approximately a steady state. Neither the surface nor the mass of the earth is growing or shrinking; the inflow of radiant energy to the Earth is equal to the outflow; and material imports from space are roughly equal to exports (both negligible). None of this means that [...]

Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Impact of Socialnomics?

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics!

Think of the possibilities for generating, forecasting, monitoring and responding to real time direct from consumer and B2B customer demand for your products, equipment and services!

Alignment in Supply Chain – is it really possible?

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

From Infosys: “Recently I read a great news article in Supply Chain Digest titled “Triple-A Supply Chain” that actually talks about the article published in Harvard Business Review in the year 2004 by Hau Lee. I am sure most of you would have read it but for those who haven’t, I sincerely suggest that it [...]

Join our SCN Supply Chain Network Topic Groups

Monday, January 26th, 2009

SCN Supply Chain Network has now established a number of specific topic groups on Linked In. All of these are subjects our members and visitors have indicated are important and of significant interest to them, so to add yourself to the groups relevant to your interest, join the discussion and get a continuous flow of [...]

Supply Chain Network Top Ten Search Terms - Q4 2008

Monday, December 15th, 2008

In July 2008, a customized Google Search function was established for the Supply Chain Network site and now after six months, we’re pleased to highlight the Top Ten Supply Chain Network Search Terms! Click on each of the terms listed below to see the actual results returned for these searches on the Supply Chain network [...]

Moving Value Through the Supply Chain

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

From Industry Week: “Do the terms — value added, superior customer value, or value chain — make you want to throw something since you have heard the terms so much? Let’s face it, you have been trying to improve revenue and profitability by creating superior value for your customers, improving effectiveness and efficiency and improving [...]

Definition of Supply Chain

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

DEFINITION: SUPPLY CHAIN
I hesitate greatly to offer any definition of the supply chain, as there are likely so many better ones to be found. However, knowing that there are likely a wide variety of definitions available, I do feel somewhat safe in adding a new one to the mix.
The total movement [...]

Definition of Fraud

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

DEFINITION: FRAUD
There may be fewer definitions of fraud available than those for the supply chain, but much like defining the supply chain, I feel that there are enough in existence such that adding one more for this purpose will not dilute or disrupt the other definitions out there.
A purposeful deception, misrepresentation, or concealment of [...]

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