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Managing Information Flows:The Key To Effective Supply Chain Integration, Edward Sweeney
Managing Information Flows:The Key To Effective Supply Chain Integration, Edward Sweeney
Practitioner Journals
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From The Management Of Distribution To The Management Of Supply Chains: The Evolution Of Scm, Edward Sweeney
From The Management Of Distribution To The Management Of Supply Chains: The Evolution Of Scm, Edward Sweeney
Practitioner Journals
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As The Pmi Turns: A Tool For The Supply Chain Manager, Matthew Lindsey, Robert Pavur
As The Pmi Turns: A Tool For The Supply Chain Manager, Matthew Lindsey, Robert Pavur
Faculty Publications
Supply chain managers use the PMI, an index of business activity and proxy for the general business cycle, to obtain valuable information important to strategic managerial planning. This research explores a methodology to provide managerial insight into the general business cycle by tracking and forecasting cycle turns in the PMI. A regression model is developed based on inherent cycles in the PMI between 12 and 65 months to forecast turning points for the index and anticipate changes in the business cycle, which is superior to the more commonly used Box-Jenkins forecasting technique. Strategic planning using this knowledge allows management to …
Managing Supply Chain Management Improvement Programs, Edward Sweeney
Managing Supply Chain Management Improvement Programs, Edward Sweeney
Practitioner Journals
No abstract provided.