Kevin O'Brien

Has your supply-chain strategy responded?

Asking the right questions about online exchanges will help ensure success.

E-fulfillment is a must to compete in today's Internet environment.

Leaders with these attributes are succeeding.

Try the two-dimension inventory-efficiency model analysis.

Productivity improvements benefit the entire value chain.

Optimization tools, while increasingly robust and sophisticated, are only as good as the underlying data and assumptions.

Value-Chain Report

Demise of the distributor? Not for Swagelok.

Understanding and incorporating customer requirements into supply-chain processes is an essential element of supply-chain management.

Finding focused applications for lean principles, rather than enterprise-wide initiatives, can help get your lean program off to a successful start.

Value-Chain Report

The supply chain of the future looks more like a web.

With a little planning, businesses can take advantage of several benefits.

Aim processes to measure areas that create sustainable profitability and financial strength.

Whether you're a buyer or a supplier, you may be missing a significant opportunity if you don't consider the bigger picture.

The Internet economy demands enhanced visibility into suppliers' systems.

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