Supply Chain Management Cases

Mixed predictions that the Internet will “disintermediate” trade, which makes the “average person” companies, but outdated, Marshall Industries, a leading distributor of electronics, use the Internet and digital technology to reinvent itself. Marshall went on to sell electronic components, but the company refused to traditional sales strategy focusing on a customer-focused, service-oriented strategy. In the […]

Knowledge and today service-based economy offers companies the opportunity to increase profits through strategic outsourcing of intelligent systems. The author describes the integrated knowledge and outsourcing strategy that can mitigate the risks and challenges associated with outsourcing. Companies with successful strategies for knowledge follow generally accepted principles: First, they focus on the development of the […]

In April 1997, senior management at Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has focused on the creation of the concept of virtual reality. BPE departs from the confederation of national companies to the sale of a number of geographically distributed business groups serving the whole of Europe. Infrastructure is put into effect to support the […]

Agile has been a supplier of products for content management software for use on the Internet within and between companies in the supply chain industry. Agile suite of products was designed to improve the ability of participants in the supply chain to communicate and cooperate with each other on new or changing product content. The […]

Received wisdom – that many practitioners strictly follow – suggests that competitiveness in the global economy requires companies to focus on core competencies, reduce the number of suppliers and develop strong partnerships built on shared information and trust with the remaining suppliers. But interviews with leading practitioners shows that blind adherence to this three-step approach […]