Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
AMR Research today identified its Supply Chain Top 25 for 2005, or “those manufacturers and retailers that exhibit superior supply chain capabilities and performance,” according to the study. Dell, Procter and Gamble, and IBM represented the top three. Rankings were based on each company’s financial data and past supply chain performance, which represents 60 percent of the total score. The second component of the ranking is AMR Research’s opinion, which represents the remaining 40 percent. According to Kevin O’Marah, vice president of research at AMR, the study found that those companies that practice successful demand-driven supply networking (DDSN), or the strategy of taking customer demand, supply chain, and product development into account to drive products to market, are likely to carry 15 percent less inventory, are 60 percent faster-to-market with products and/or services, and complete 17 percent more orders.
“These advantages separate the predators from the prey,” O’Marah said during today’s Webcast on the subject. “Business and financial leaders have come to recognize the importance of supply chain. These 25 companies are defining the future of supply chain and giving their companies a predator’s edge.”
