http://www.strategy-business.com/supply_chains Ideas and strategies to boost efficiency and effectiveness in your supply chain Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:34:33 -0500 finn_bridget@bah.com (Bridget Finn) strategy-business@ravencreative.com (strategy+business webmaster) http://www.strategy-business.com/media/image/sb-rss_feed_logo2.gif http://www.strategy-business.com/supply_chains 134 50 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00130?gko=d1796 Noble Group CEO Richard Elman discusses risk, opportunity, and his growth strategy for the commodities business. Art Kleiner and Laura W. Geller Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00130?gko=d1796 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/09104a?gko=3844d How to rebuild your capabilities for long-term growth in a time of turmoil. Conrad Winkler, Kaj Grichnik, and Arvind Kaushal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/09104a?gko=3844d http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00116?gko=1af7e Even in the face of the economic downturn, a survey finds that multinationals in China are upgrading their mainland operations and encouraging the government to improve the education and productivity of Chinese workers. Ronald Haddock and Brenda Lei Foster Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00116?gko=1af7e http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08402?gko=e9334 When you adapt your sourcing strategy to a more diverse world, everybody benefits. Tim Laseter and Greg Fairchild Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08402?gko=e9334 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00103?gko=97e64 A survey of automakers and their suppliers unearths the management prerequisites for working together profitably. Frank Smeekes and Reid Wilk Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00103?gko=97e64 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00077?gko=eaa16 How John Deere bucked industrial trends to become an international growth star. William J. Holstein Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00077?gko=eaa16 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00085?gko=078be Extending supply chains to low-cost nations may make economic sense, but disruptions from natural catastrophes can drown the gains. William J. Holstein Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00085?gko=078be http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00097?gko=d08ba Structural shifts in the Asian giant's economy are forcing companies to adopt deeper and more personal strategies for supplier relationships. Ronald Haddock, Michael Pfitzmann, and Reid Wilk Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00097?gko=d08ba http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00088?gko=c2812 No longer the tech darling, RFID is slowly reemerging as a valuable way to monitor small pieces of big supply chains. Jeffrey Rothfeder Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00088?gko=c2812 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08307?gko=04851 If you're looking for a public health success story, it would be hard to do better than the U.S. Vaccines for Children program. In 2003, faced with a sprawling supply chain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revolutionized the way vaccines are delivered -- and showed how governments can build smarter operations. Michael V. Copeland Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08307?gko=04851