【出版时间及名称】：2010 'Greening' Transportation in the Supply Chain
【作者】：Susan L. Golicic, Courtney N. Boerstler and Lisa. Ellram
【文件格式】：PDF File
【页数】：55
【目录或简介】: The Leading Question: How are Companies addressing the environmental impact of transportation in their supply chains? Findings: (1) Only 22 Fortune 500 companies have begun blunting their supply chain's impact on the environment, (2) Mostly, they pursue discreet projects with measurable outcomes, (3) A more holistic approach could yield greater rewards-but not without requiring risky upfront investments.


【出版时间及名称】：2010 Increasing Supplier-Driven Innovation
【作者】：John W. Henke Jr. and Chun Zhang
【文件格式】：PDF File
【页数】：46
【目录或简介】: The Leading Question: How can a customer collaborate with a supplier more, while competing with it les, to increase the supplier's innovation related activities? Findings: (1) Involve the supplier in the customer's processes, especially product development, (2) Demonstrate openness and share information with the supplier in a timely manner,  (3) Work with the supplier to help it improve its competitiveness, both in cost and quality.

【出版时间及名称】：2010 Minding the Supply Savings Gaps
【作者】：P. Fraser Johnson and Michiel R. Leenders
【文件格式】：PDF File
【页数】：31
【目录或简介】: The Leading Question: As companies strive to wring saving from their supply chains, how should managers measure the saving? Findings:  (1) Identifying gaps can point managers to competitive opportunities, (2) Understatement of suppl savings lowers the status of supply and reinforces the search for low-yielding initlatives, (3) Overstatement undermines morale and rewards employees and suppliers for poor performance.

【出版时间及名称】：2010 Outcome-Driven Supply Chains
【作者】：Steven A. Melnyk, Edward W. Davis, Robert E. Spekman and Joseph Sandor
【文件格式】：PDF File
【页数】：38
【目录或简介】: The Leading Question: How can supply chains be designed and managed not only for reduced cost but also for multiple outcomes? Findings: (1) There are six basic outcomes, each with a corresponding set of specific design traits, (2) Outcomes should be blended, where feasible, without overfocusing on any single one, (3) Supply chains' design and management should be tailored to particular operating conditions.  

【出版时间及名称】：2010 Your Next Supply Chain
【作者】：Interviews with David Simchi-Levi and Charles H. Fine
【文件格式】：PDF File
【页数】：24
【目录或简介】: The Leading Question: What does the future of supply chain design look like? Findings: (1) There are six main forces that will influence supply chain design: globalization, rising logistics, rising risk, labor cost increases in the developing world, sustainablility, and growing volatility; (2) One of the main design choices is between win-win (integral) and zero-sum (modular) architectures. An industry's level of maturity is a key driver of the choice.