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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
December 28, 2012
APICS will remain dedicated to helping you meet your challenges and experience success. I look forward to working with you in maintaining and enhancing our leaderhip position as the premier supply chain association in 2013 and beyond.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
December 21, 2012
What are the year-end predictions for 2013 in manufacturing and supply chain and operations management? One of the more interesting areas of speculation is which areas will be hot spots for demand growth.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
December 14, 2012
It is impossible to survive a major economic trauma without the landscape shifting. However, the global economy is a dynamic thing. New ecosystems and networks have formed and are forming still.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
December 07, 2012
In some economies and businesses, procurement is just that—procurement. Logistics is logistics. However, as organizations grow in scope and complexity, their supply chain networks grow in scope and complexity as well.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
November 30, 2012
According to McKinsey Global, the next manufacturing era will mean agile, networked enterprises employing professionals as strong in using information and analytics as they are in maximizing talent and machinery.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
November 23, 2012
Use of fundamental management principles—targets, incentives, and monitoring—indicate success or failure in businesses.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
November 16, 2012
Programs using the theory of constraints are bringing many changes to factories across the Indian automotive sector where Just-in-Time has failed.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
November 09, 2012
The European Commission announced its economic forecast, and things aren't looking rosy. The figures show significantly lowered expectations.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
November 02, 2012
Amid the news of the damage and destruction from Hurricane Sandy, I am inspired by the stories of heroism that have come to light.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
October 26, 2012
I see the term “big data” more and more. But what is it, really? Are professionals already overloaded with data, or do they lack the detailed data they need to make informed supply chain decisions?
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
October 19, 2012
An article posted Wednesday on the Harvard Business Review website describes a problem we should all pay attention to: demand and sales aren’t equivalent. “Sales don’t equal demand because consumers settle for less far more often than most realize,” writes Eddie Yoon, a principal at the Cambridge Group.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
October 12, 2012
The 2012 Chief Supply Chain Officer Report reveals that supply chain management increasingly has a more important and strategic role within successful organizations. It also sheds some interesting light on the effects of disruptions.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
October 05, 2012
While professionals in supply chain and operations management have been talking about traceability and RFID for some time, it seems the general public now is also paying attention.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
September 28, 2012
It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of author, educator, practitioner, and APICS volunteer J.R. Tony Arnold, CFPIM, CIRM, on September 21.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
September 21, 2012
Last week the Japanese government bought the disputed East China Sea islands, known as Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China, from a private Japanese owner. In China, the transaction prompted the worst anti-Japan demonstrations in decades.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
September 14, 2012
For supply chain and operations management professionals, the Republican and Democratic national conventions provided a chance to evaluate speeches and party platforms through the lens of workforce development.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
September 07, 2012
Chinese drug companies faced questions four years ago after contaminated heparin, a blood-thinner, caused 149 deaths in the United States. However, it seems there are still Chinese manufacturers releasing questionable drugs into the market.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
August 31, 2012
China is swimming in excess cars, houses, plastic tubing, solar panels, bedsheets, and much, much more. It seems that Chinese manufacturers should be embracing the fundamentals of inventory management and supply and demand planning.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
August 24, 2012
According to a report by Deloitte and Forbes Insights, business leaders identify the global economic environment, government spending and budgets, regulatory changes, and social media as their most important risk sources for the next three years.
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By APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi CSCP, CPA, CAE -
August 17, 2012
The latest episode of HBO’s True Blood prominently features a supply chain risk management story line. It's clear that supply chain risk is making its way into popular culture.
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