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Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Wed, 2010-10-06 18:41
Overall I had a great time in San Diego. The location was great and I meet a lot of interesting people and got new insights for my research. The presentations I visited have been very insightful, but mostly I have been very busy meeting with industry leaders for interviews on Supply Chain Design and Risks.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Mon, 2010-10-04 14:20
Most of the time during the conference I was busy interviewing companies for my dissertation, but I also found time to listen to some of the sessions on SCRM.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Tue, 2010-09-28 18:22
The second day has been a great day at the CSCMP conference.
I started with the Opening Ceremony moderated by Rick Blasgen, he and Bob Silverman and Donald Biggs (Learn, Network, Have fun) introduced this years theme (Learn, Lead, Succeed) and the keynote speakers.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Mon, 2010-09-27 17:04
Yesterday I finished the “Strategic Supply Chain Issues” Pre-Conference Workshop “Where Tactical Functionality Meets the Big Picture”. The following key points were intensively discussed:
- Fundamental SC Strategies: Operational Excelence (eg.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Wed, 2010-09-08 08:02
Recently there were numerous discussions and speculations on the shrinking supply of rare earth elements.
Those elements are used in many different applications from hard disks over cars to iPods. Supply for the world demand is curently dominated by China, which delivers about 97 percent.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Sun, 2010-07-25 11:23
Are you planning to visit a conference in the near future? Scott Berkun and many other authors write about how to get the most out of your visit. Here I am summarizing the key insights.
First, and most important: Think about your priorities!
Many participants have come a long way and this conference provides the means to meet and talk to them in person. So you should use this power wisely.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Fri, 2010-06-04 18:49
Gartner just announced the 2010 Supply Chain ranking conducted by AMR Research.
The ranking consists of the 25 companies with the best-ranked Supply Chains.
Ranking
This years Top 5 (extract):
- Apple
- Procter & Gamble
- Cisco Systems
- Wal-Mart Stores
- Dell
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Thu, 2010-06-03 19:18
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Mon, 2010-05-17 20:30
Just a short note: Outsourcing always means giving away information which prior only belonged to one company. It therefore carries increased risk of theft, be it physical or intellectual.
In the last days several videos showed up on youtube showing what might be the next generation Apple iPhone.
Usually these videos are published from bloggers or the press, sometimes money for the device/video is paid.
Submitted by Daniel Dumke on Mon, 2010-05-03 13:08
I am going to San Diego. Today I just received the confirmation for the CSCMP Annual Global Conference 2010. Beside the other conferences, the CSCMP is one of the major events this year.
Since I am already in the vicinity (visiting Japan for vacation) I extended my trip to Los Angeles / San Diego.
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