The New Supply Chain Agenda: The 5 Steps That Drive Real Value

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Is your company delivering products to customers at the right time, place, and pricewith the best possible availability and lowest possible cost and working capital If not, youre probably alienating your customers and suppliers, eroding shareholder value, and losing control of your fixed costs. These dangerous mistakes can put you out of business.
In The New Supply Chain Agenda, Reuben Slone, J. Paul Dittmann, and John Mentzer explain how to reinvent your supply chain to avoid those errorsand turn your supply chain into a competitive weapon that produces unprecedented economic profit for your firm.
Drawing on a wealth of company examples, the authors show how to activate the five levers of supply chain excellence:
Putting the right people with the right skills in the right jobs
Leveraging supply chain technologies such as system optimization and visibility tools
Eliminating cross-functional disconnects, including SKU proliferation
Collaborating with suppliers and customers to generate a seamless flow of information and supply chain improvements
Managing supply chain projects skillfully
Apply the steps in this book, and you build a supply chain that delivers as it shouldwithout leaving money on the table.

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Reuben Slone joined OfficeMax in November 2004 as the executive vice president of supply chain. He is responsible for inventory management, supply chain operations, real estate, store development, and indirect procurement for the company. Slone was most recently vice president, global supply chain for Whirlpool Corporation where he led the transformation of Whirlpool's supply chain over the past four years. Prior to joining Whirlpool, Slone held various executive positions with General Motors. Slone spent almost ten years in management consulting with Ernst & Young and EDS/AT Kearny. Slone has been widely recognized for his achievements in both supply chain and ebusiness. Harvard Business Review published two of his articles: Are You the Weakest Link in your Supply Chain in September 2007; and Leading a Supply Chain Turnaround in October 2004. Business Week, Computer World, and Internet Week all recognized Slone's efforts in supply chain, the use of the internet, and novel uses of information technology. John T. Mentzer is a professor of Marketing, Logistics, and Transportation at The University of Tennessee, has received numerous awards for his research and teaching in the areas of strategy, forecasting, and customer service quality as a linkage between marketing and logistics in supply chain management. He has written over 180 articles and several leading textbooks. He is as a distinguished fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science--a distinction given to less than 30 scholars worldwide. He also has extensive experience working with service, manufacturing, and government organizations. He worked for General Motors managing projects involving production delivery systems and engineering. He has consulted with over 100 organizations, including Coca Cola, Corning, U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, DuPont, Michelin, Nestle, Nike, Sony, Staples, and Whirlpool. He presently serves on the Boards of Directors and Supply Chain Advisory Boards of several major corporations. He received his MBA and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. J. Paul Dittmann is the Director, of Corporate Partnerships at the University of Tennessee, and the Managing Director of the Demand/Supply Integration Forums. He authored the HBR article, "Are You the Weakest Link in Your Company's Supply Chain," with Slone and Mentzer.