Sandy Vosk's Blog (19)

I’m writing this from my hotel room in Chicago where I’m attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual global conference. Although attendance is down from last year, as in most industry conferences in 2009, there are attendees from over 40 countries. The theme of this year’s event is “Ideas, Tools and Results” and as Rick Blasgen, President and CEO of CSCMP said in his opening address, …”innovation, collabora

Shipping errors not only lead to customer dissatisfaction, they can also significantly impact a company's bottom line. At best, the results are increased labor and shipping costs for the manufacturer or retailer, which at times can be very significant. In a worst case scenario, this could result in losing a customer's current and future business. This is why it is increasingly important for supply chain companies to monitor and achieve a high percentage of accuracy in shipping orders.

I sat in on a great webinar yesterday, “Understanding the Value of Collaborative Solutions”, an IBM webcast which was co-sponsored by The Hackett Group, a global strategic advisory firm.

The Hackett Group reported on an independent study conducted in Q1 2009, among a selected sample of mid-market users (< $1 billion in annual revenue) on collaborative technologies. “The study's objective was to gain insight into the level of adoption of

Collaboration in the supply chain continues to be a hot topic, but it’s very difficult to find quantifiable examples and case studies documenting the value achieved from collaboration. I came upon a great example this week on Purchasing.com of the success achieved by BASF Coatings North America and Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) in an accelerated paint line con