This website presents ESCM research group main research subjects.
Focusing on developing SCM knowledge through utilizing information technology is the aim of theorical and application-based activities of this group.
We warmly state our interest to have your valuable comments and viewpoints about our work and your offers to improve this website. Feel free to contact us at mailto:info@esupplychain.ir
Current active research group members:
Dr Iraj Mahdavi
Mahdi Zandakbari
Shima Mohebbi
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We have used CPNTools in our previous papers. Recently the activity of the related communities were reduced and there was a long time that no new version was supplied. But last week I found here. A new website for the CPNTools and and a new version (3.0) was also available for download. As an old fan I am so glad about this!
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According to
Blanchard “When Fortune magazine
identifies the top-performing companies in a given industry, it uses the
straightforward standard of annual sales. When it comes to identifying the top
supply chains, though, merely counting up dollars and cents won’t get the job
done”
When
analyzing the AMR top supply chain’s list I also think that although the
enlisted companies possibly have well established supply chains but they are
not necessarily the best. I think the “community of supply chain practitioners”
which have a share in the scores that build up this list, are naturally
influenced by the reports published to the media. For example, SCM of a company in an industry
which you can utilize direct sell strategy, your production time is too short, …
should not be compared to multistage fast changing , time consuming production
industry. Consider Microsoft : The company can sell a big amount of its product
online ,the concept of inventory cost is completely different for the digital
deliverable, and compare it to for example Toyota! Don’t you think SCM comparison
means nothing here?!
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Couple of month ago AMR published 2010 Top 25 supply chain list.
AMR has also provided an analysis report with the list. At the first of this report, there are 4 key points which these two seem cool to me:
In the No. 1 slot for the third year running is Apple, with stellar financials and strong votes. Procter & Gamble (P&G), the only company to have been in
the Top 5 for six consecutive years, comes in at No. 2, with Cisco (No.
3), Wal-Mart Stores (No. 4) and Dell (No. 5) right behind it
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I have recently downloaded this book:
by David Blanchard
At the first glance it is well organized and also looks practical. I will put it to the ebook section soon.
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