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Dear Forum Members and Friends,
The beginning of the year marked the launch of several new Forum research projects, including the Stanford Initiative for Supply Chain Responsibility (SISSCR) and studies on large scale ("project-based") supply chains and security within the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Planning is also underway for Forum events in 2012. This year's events will span a wide array of supply chain themes including social and environmental responsibility, advanced processes for managing the supply chain planning process, innovations in e-commerce and the use of social media to drive growth, and new approaches for using "big data" to optimize supply chain analytics.
As always, we welcome your feedback on our planned events and research ideas.
Shoshanah Cohen
Director
Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum
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Staff Updates
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The Forum welcomes Angharad Porteous, our newest Research Assistant. Angharad is supporting the Forum's Initiative for the Study of Supply Chain Responsibility. Prior to entering Stanford's PhD program in Production & Operations Management, she held operations positions at several companies, including MeadWestvaco, Rolls Royce Engine, and Schlumberger. Angharad holds BA and MEng degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Welcome New Members!
We welcome PwC as the newest member of the Forum. Learn more about the benefits of membership.
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Integrity in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
GS1 US is the US branch of the GS1 organization, a not-for-profit association dedicated to the development and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply chains.
The Forum is working with GS1 US to design a statistical sampling model to be used to verify the integrity of the pharmaceutical supply chain in a cost-efficient manner. The model will allow users to determine optimal sampling plans using scenarios based on specific product and supply chain characteristics.
Stanford Initiative for the Study of Supply Chain Responsibility
In our last newsletter, we announced a new research consortium to explore the relationship between global supply chain social and environmental responsibility and traditional business performance measures.
With startup funding provided by Microsoft and CREATe.org, the Stanford Initiative for the Study of Supply Chain Responsibility (SISSCR) is studying the specific practices that inform a company's SER maturity and exploring the resulting impact on overall business performance.
We are pleased to welcome the following companies to SISSCR: BSR, Cisco, EMC, Intel, PwC, and Ryder Supply Chain Solutions.
The consortium will meet March 8 on the Stanford campus. Member companies will review the results of the Forum's initial research and a draft of the proposed maturity model. Professors Hau Lee and Josh Cohen of Stanford University and Richard Locke of MIT will present summaries of their latest research and lead an open discussion of the issues, opportunities, and tradeoffs inherent in responsible business practices.
Learn more about SISSCR and how your company can get involved.
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February 15, 2012, Eindhoven University of Technology
European Supply Chain Forum Workshop: The Interface Between New Product Development & Supply Chain. More information.
March 8, 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Initiative for the Study of Supply Chain Responsibility Consortium Meeting. More information. rammohan_sonali@gsb.stanford.edu
April 25, 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Healthcare Innovation Summit. More information.
October 10, 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Conference
October 23, 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Innovations in eCommerce. More information.
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NEWS FROM OUR FACULTY AND AFFILIATES
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Improving Environmental Performance in Your Chinese Supply Chain
It's not easy, but some leading companies have found that the right incentives and collaborative efforts can help their suppliers achieve better environmental performance.
In the latest issue of MIT Sloan Management Review, Forum Faculty Director Professor Hau Lee, GSB Professor Erica Plambeck, and researcher Pamela Yatsko explore how multinational companies can minimize risks in China by heeding the sometimes painful lessons that leading companies have learned in recent years about managing their Asian supply chains. Read the article
Innovative Logistics in Extreme Conditions:Lessons from Gambia
Managing logistics in developing countries presents real challenges-from poor roads and unreliable vehicles to less than ideal warehousing options. When public health is at stake,the logistics issues are even more worrisome. Stanford's Professor Hau Lee, Sonali Rammohan, and Lesley Sept examine how social enterprise organization Riders for Health has transformed the delivery of health products and services in rural areas. Read the article courtesy of Supply Chain Management Review
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