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Dear Readers,
Companies such as Apple significantly increase their sales by developing and marketing the right products – even when times are tough. Though cost reductions are important, they cannot be taken as the be all and end all. See for yourself how improved client orientation can set your supply chain up for growth.
Andreas Müller
CEO
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Business Process Excellence using LEAN and Six Sigma
For a number of years now, pharmaceuticals group Boehringer Ingelheim has been running a successful optimisation initiative for business processes: Business Process Excellence. The implementation of this initiative at its Dortmund development and manufacturing facility for innovative, propellant-free sprays has seen the closely integrated application and long-term establishment of LEAN and Six Sigma.
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Crystal-clear sales planning at Carlsberg Deutschland
The Danish brewing group is implementing integrated sales and distribution planning at its German breweries. All of its planning activities are being coordinated with one another with sales promotions also being incorporated. Tangible benefits are already in evidence, with higher forecast quality and shorter planning cycles already reported.
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Siemens makes marketing measurable using KPIs
The Business Unit Industrial Automation Systems at this globally acting electronics company is improving its marketing avtivities. Optimised processes are beeing implemented to ensure that the work of its central marketing department and regional sales networks are precisely coordinated. In addition, key performance indicators (KPIs) are beeing used to facilitate the efficient, targeted use of marketing resources.
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Special: Integrative Supply Chain Management – Market leaders and the secrets of their success
Apple boasts the world’s best supply chain management. This is the verdict arrived at by this year’s AMR Research 'Supply Chain Top 25' ranking. Proficiency in three specific skills distinguishes the front runners from the rest of the pack: they create attractive products, generate strong demand for their products and are the masters of their product supply operations. A three-step approach now enables other firms to learn from these supply chain champions.
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...? |
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| regarding to the J&M Research
survey only 37 percent of companies
manage inventory optimisation
holistically.
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| NEWS & EVENTS |
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Save the Date: Supply Chain Days
9th-10th of June 2010, Heidelberg, Germany
Next June will see the 4th edition of the Supply Chain Days conference take place under the banner of 'Forward strategies in the supply chain – maximising client orientation, growth and profits'. The 120 supply chain experts, decision-makers and academics due to take part in the two-day event will be discussing strategies, practical reports, new approaches and unanswered questions in the field of supply chain management. More...
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J&M Executive Conference Integrated Value Chain
17th-18th of March 2010, Osnabrück, Germany
Freshness, minimal costs and ability to deliver – the optimum fulfilment of these three goals is an ever-changing challenge. The 2010 edition of the J&M Executive Conference for Consumers Products will see well-known consumer goods firms such as apetito, McDonald's, Homann and Danone Waters illustrate how appropriate planning and thorough, client-orientated processes can facilitate further improvements. More...
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J&M Executive Conference Inventory Optimisation
10th & 11th of March 2010, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Held under the motto of 'inventory optimisation in industry', the conference will see companies such as SEW Eurodrive and MÜPRO use practically-orientated presentations to illustrate how they have successfully achieved inventory optimisation. The eve of the conference will give participants the opportunity to enjoy a dinner speech delivered by Dr. h.c. Lothar Späth, former prime minister of Baden-Württemberg, chairman of Merrill Lynch Germany and Austria and chairman of the board at J&M Management Consulting AG. More...
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