Andrew Reese

Phone:480-456-1206

Andrew Reese is editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

Gamo Outdoor USA Takes Aim at EDI Integration

The leading manufacturer of outdoor sporting goods targets a move to hosted EDI as part of a transition to SAP R/3

In A New Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

supply chain risk management

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The 4PL: Partner for the Global Supply Chain

Fourth-party logistics providers offer expertise and manpower to enable world-class supply chain operations

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Make the Social Network Work for the Supply Chain

Social media offer new opportunities, as well as risks, for the supply chain – and supply chain executives

ERP – Family Edition

Report from the VAI user conference

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Government Procurement 2.0

The state of Georgia transforms its procurement function

Like Printing Money...

Addressing the challenges of print procurement

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Taking the Pain out of the Holiday Supply Chain

Companies like Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Polar are taking steps to ensure their supply chains bring holiday cheer this year

Supply Chain Collaboration 2.0

Using Web 2.0 technologies to build a knowledge-sharing platform across the enterprise — and across the supply chain

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Breaking Down the Payment Silos

As a B2B payments ecosystem takes shape, buying organizations are looking for a "one-stop shop" for all their payments to suppliers

Jim Mulvenna is vice president of safety and administration at Ruan Transport Corp.

Training the Next Generation of Supply Chain Leaders

Ruan focuses on recruiting and training to ensure its supply chain's competitive advantage

Stocking Your Supply Chain Management Talent Pool

Facing the challenge of recruiting and maintaining quality talent head on

2008 Pro of the Year James L. Polak, Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc.

2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know

Honoring supply chain leaders building their companies' 21st century supply chains.

Kai Albelkis, Environmental Coordinator at Boulder Community Hospital.

Building the Green Supply Chain

Going green can drive environmental and bottom-line benefits at the same time, but it takes an organizational culture change and a long-term perspective

The New Face of Supply Chain Certification

Supply chain management is evolving, and so are the profession's certification programs

Enabling Supplier Enablement at Oracle

The software company adopts a tool that lets suppliers self-manage their content within Oracle's e-procurement system

Planning to Succeed at Procter & Gamble

An initiative to improve short-term forecast accuracy reduces safety stocks and helps demand planners become more strategic at Procter & Gamble

Natural Disaster/Emergency Planning

13 supply chain tips to better weather the storm.

The Integration Imperative

Yankee Group: Partner integration remains a priority in today's economy

If You Build It ...

A global electronics manufacturer needed an e-procurement system to aggregate spend and leverage purchasing power to reduce costs, but the real task was making sure its end users would log on with their spend.

Cover Story: Back to Basics - e-Business Finally Gets Real

Last year may have seen "pure-play" e-businesses retrenching or retreating, but brick-and-mortar companies continued to invest judiciously in solutions to streamline their operations as they grew their businesses. Where are savvy companies putting their IT budgets in 2002? In a desire to learn where e-business stands, iSource put that question to IT leaders at seven companies and got seven very different answers.

Information is Purchasing Power

You can strategically source all day long, but driving savings to your company's bottom line takes more than just finely honed negotiating skills. First you need to know what to source, and then you need to ensure compliance with your hard-won contracts. One purchasing director's advice: start with the data.

Digging Out from the Contract Clutter

You're an e-business pioneer: You use EDI and XML to automate links to your direct material suppliers. You have your indirect material suppliers plugged into a private e-marketplace. Your engineers collaborate online with your customers and contract manufacturers. So why are all those paper contracts cluttering up your desk and busting the seams of your filing cabinet? Automated online contract management could be just the tool you need to end the paper chase.

Needle in a Supply Chain Haystack

Manufacturers move toward JIT production with increased visibility. New wireless location systems are making it possible to pinpoint instantly that needle of a critical asset in your company's supply chain haystack.