IBM, supply chain network, Europe
Energize your supply chain network – A European perspective
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IBM Business Consulting Services conducted the 2004 IBM European supply chain survey in partnership with L’Usine Nouvelle magazine. This survey identifi es current practices, captures signifi cant trends and establishes operational performance benchmarks in five key areas of supply chain management (SCM): new product development, supply chain planning, customer order management, procurement and logistics.
IBM and L’Usine Nouvelle have identified potential participants (based on the function in their company) and invited them to participate in the relevant on-line survey. Over 8,000 L’Usine Nouvelle subscribers throughout Europe have been contacted by the magazine to participate.
Surveys included 18 to 24 questions about overall business objectives, enabling technologies and current practices, as well as core performance data, such as level of resources (full time equivalent), cycle times or efficiency rates. There were a total of 1,174 respondents, the majority from the consumer products and industrial products industries, with limited representation from distribution and transportation, high technology, energy, services, retail and wholesale industries.
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This major research project was performed to better understand where SCM is today in Europe and how it is evolving. This report places the research findings into an overall context and provides perspective on the continuing evolution of supply chain management principles.
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