Here’s how one global medical technology and healthcare company has cured its supply chain problems by becoming more demand-driven.
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Though he claims once to have had a ‘real’ job with British Steel, the president of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport is that rare breed — a career consultant and academic who feels no need to apologise
The prophets were wrong. e-procurement (or e-anything) doesn’t change behaviour and success depends not so much on technical excellence as on changing organisational cultures by demonstrating tangible benefits.
‘Expect to see companies moving production back to Europe,’ says the vice-president at AT Kearney
John Allan, Exel’s indefatigable chief executive talks to Nick Allen on challenges in the chain.
Four finalists made it through in this category (a fifth, sadly, having to withdraw for internal reasons). As occurred surprisingly often this year, the entrants divided neatly into two groups, with Dentsply International and IDIS both serving specialised
Borealis and Henkel both presented traditional, practical organisations. Borealis, based in Mechelen, Belgium, is a manufacturer and distributor of polyolefins (the monomer being manufactured by another business unit) and a market leader.
From the shortlist three organisations were recommended by the assessors for consideration in the Sourcing and e-Procurement category: Lafarge Nida, Rexam, and NHS Logistics Authority, while the judges also opted to consider Ducati – interestingly, three
Manufacturers should take the product lifecycle management route to competitive advantage.
The Supply Chain Excellence Award for Innovation is itself an innovation this year. The judges had in mind both true innovation – processes, methods or technologies that have never been seen before – but also innovation in the sense of introducing a techn
