Big things do not happen every day in a discipline and practice like logistics or for that matter in the supply chain. A big thing may be more in the line of a new standard. Forbes.com visited with Adrian Gonzalez, an analyst for the ARC Advisory Group and its specialist in the supply chain.

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Six Sigma was originally developed by Motorala in 1986 as a way of measuring defects and improving quality. Since then it has been one of the leading methodologies to not only eliminate process waste but to turn it into business growth. Here, we look at the history and basic concepts of Six Sigma.

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For supply chains to keep pace with an increasingly complex global market, innovation is essential. Professor Sheffi from MIT presented at the Supply Chain Conference “Crossroads 2007″ in Zaragoza his top ten of supply chain innovations

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“Big things” don’t occur overnight in the logistics industry. Since so many different parties are involved in the movement of goods, across so many countries, it often takes a lot of time to get everybody’s buy-in. But once everybody agrees on a standard, whether for a physical object like a shipping container or an electronic document like a manifest, the benefits are substantial and far-reaching”, according to a recent report by Adrian Gonzalez, director of the Logistics Executive Council at ARC Advisory Group.

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Looking at the job market, logistics search and headhunt company Logistics Recruitment, sees a large decline in the number of online applicants. First of all this is because less and less candidates actively search the internet. Secondly as the amount of job ads per job board continues to grow you can imagine that an individual job ad gets less and less view or attention. This results in a snowball effect which has resulted in a large decrease in the number of online applications.

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More and more companies are requesting their suppliers to integrate their business systems and share information online and in real time. Integrated business systems enable sourcing companies to plan and execute their supply schedules within minutes and receive confirmation almost immediately.

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Never before have supply chain professionals faced so many unknowns and so many challenges in their global shipping operations. They have to figure out how to overcome serious obstacles such as heightened security regulations and rising fuel prices, while at the same time keeping up to speed on new technological advancements.

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ARC interviewed three LSPs?Arvato Services, Panalpina, and Schenker?to obtain their perspectives on the trends and challenges facing the industry, and to learn how they?re using IT to improve their operations and differentiate themselves from competition.

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We all know them?the takeaways from any major systems implementation. So why is it that we have to keep relearning them? AMR Research visited 18 leading multinational manufacturers the past three months, conducting in-depth reviews of their supply chain system deployments. Although these companies represented the best of the best, they are in the minority of companies that got to the Promised Land and saw some business benefits.

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The supply chain director?s world has become one of ?and? not ?or,? ?both? not ?either.? There is no reprieve in sight. As the rapid pace of change continues, market dynamics intensify, customer expectations grow yet loyalty decreases. Capgemini poses seven questions that delve deeper into today?s challenges and bring the future into sharper focus.

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