Integrating biomass into energy supply chain networks

Integrating Business Sustainability into Supply Chain Management

Companies today face the challenge of adopting proper supply chain sustainability (SCS) strategies and practices to respond effectively to emerging global sustainability initiatives. Business sustainability has become a strategic imperative, with a focus on both financial and non-financial sustainability performance, which creates shared value for all stakeholders. This paper examines the integ...

Integrating China into Your Global Supply Chain

Integrating the Supply Chain

The Scope of the Supply Chain The role of manufacturing industry is to create wealth by adding value and selling products. Common to all manufacturing companies is the need to control the flow of material from suppliers, through the value adding processes and distribution channels, to customers. The supply chain, as shown in Figure 1, is the connected series of activities which is concerned wit...

Integrating China into Your Global Supply Chain Lessons Learned from Global Supply Chain Integrators

Integrating Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems into the Supply Chain

Manufacturing planning and control (MPC) systems play a vital internal role in manufacturing organizations, helping to develop overall and detailed material and capacity plans and schedules. When elements of a manufacturing organization’s planning and scheduling are made known to supply chain partners, the linked companies can improve their respective supply chain performances. This paper revie...