SCORtalk will attend and cover the Supply Chain World Asia Pacific Conference from Singapore this week. The conference features speakers from different industries from local and global companies:

I case you were wondering what happened to SCORtalk — no updates since July 19 — here’s why: We have been busy preparing for our new jobs.

SCC Announces New Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer.

Larry Bossidy, former CEO of Honeywell and author of two landmark books on business leadership, will deliver the keynote address at the Supply Chain Council’s 2008 Global Executive Retreat October 15-17 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The event is designed for senior supply chain and other corporate executives charged with devising […]

Mark your calendars. The buzz on Supply Chain World North America 2009 has started. Today the SCC announced the first details of SCWNA09. The most exciting:
The keynote speaker: 

The Supply Chain Council is calling for organizations to submit candidate documentation for the annual Supply Chain Excellence Awards (SCEA). There are 5 awards to be won: 

“Unlocking Your Supply Chain Value Through SCOR” is the theme for Supply Chain World Europe 2008. The European conference is scheduled for September 30 through to October 2nd in Budapest, Hungary. The keynote speakers: 

Paul Molinaro, Senior Officer Logistics Management and Coordination Emergency UNICEF Supply Division/Copenhagen
Franz P. Grasser, Vice President, Head of Industry Automation Global Logistics, Siemens […]

AMR Research, in conjunction with a subgroup of the Supply Chain Council, has published the initial results of a survey of almost 200 organizations to assess the current state of the supply chain management discipline. This is an interesting report as focus on supply chain skills introduces the organizational view, whereas historically SCOR has managed the process view.
At Supply […]

My business has 6 factories in different countries in our region. They each make different, yet comparable products. Products include the ‘main’ products (heavy industry equipment) and parts for repair, maintenance and overhaul of these products. Can I classify these as one supply chain? – Paul  
The short answer is: No. Here is why.

Flexibility Without Fear 
I think of all the Strategic SCOR metrics, Upside Supply Chain Flexibility (let’s call it Flex) is probably the least understood (and perhaps the most feared!) In this article, I want to dig down deep into questions about the definition to really understand what it is, and how to calculate it. I hope everyone […]

Presutti and Mawhinney (Donahue Graduate School of Business, Duquesne University) published an article in Supply Chain Management Review about the linkage between financial performance and supply chain execution. They linked SCOR metrics to key financial indicators like revenue, costs and assets. Why SCOR?