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In our consulting business, we spend considerable time educating our clients on what is best in the market; what has been tried; and what has actually succeeded. The objective of this homepage is to provide selected links to Supply Chain Management related topics, and promote the understanding of what is meant by "Supply Chain Management."

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• Supply Chain related Publications
• Supply Chain related Associations/Institutes/Societies
• Supply Chain Software/Information Suppliers
• Links for Best Practices
• Catalogues - Industry - Market Data
• Commodities - Investment
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Supply Chain - Purchasing - Logistics - Electronic Commerce

• Stanford Global Supply Chain Forum
• Supply Chain Council
• Logistics Management Institute (LMI)LMI provides government officials with logistics and acquisition advice. Site includes information on organization, staff capabilities, featured projects, and library.
• Supply Chain Management Software
• U.S. Department of Transportation Presents information about procurement policy, electronic commerce proposals, small business assistance, regulations, and the National Quality Initiative.
• The Integrated Supply Chain Management Project Lists the objectives, status, on-going work, publications, and management of the Project at the University of Toronto.
• Madalyn, a Business Research Tool Includes information from the University of Delaware about international business, marketing, management, finance, and quality.
• Supply Chain Planning and Decision Support
• e-Business Process Optimization
• Purchasing Support Services
• Purchasing Net Product information, press clippings, Intranet seminars, and request informatiion.
• The Purchasing Manager's Forum Members can join in on discussion groups and use the resource library. Nonmembers have access to areas on best practices and supplier research.
• MasterCard International Corporate Purchasing Card Information on procurement-card options and other credit-card information.
• Materials Management and Distribution Magazine
• Big Yellow Pages for Material Handling
• Credit Card Solutions, Inc. Includes a "frequently asked questions" page about procurement cards.
• Manufacturer's Information Net Database of manufacturing organizations and a discussion area of manufacturing-related topics.
• Electronic Commerce AIFP Includes links to other high-tech companies, as well as a link to the Buyer's Guide to Electronic Commerce.
• Center for Electronic Commerce Information on electronic commerce standards and industry adoption.
• Commerce Bank Offers information about Internet-based banking.
• CommerceNet Includes information on CommerceNet, a consortium for companies using, promoting, and building electronic commerce solutions.
• CyberCash Information on Internet payment technology.
• The Federal Electronic Commerce Program Includes links to electronic commerce-related sites.
• NetBill Electronic Commerce Project Includes information from Carnegie Mellon University about NetBill, a way to pay for goods and services through the Internet.
• Malaysian Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management News and activities, online sourcing center, courses, and membership information.
• Trade'ex Electronic Commerce Systems, Inc. This site offers information about electronic commerce software and products, online support and links to company partners.

International Trade Access to Japan Includes information on procurement contacts in Japan.
• United States Department of Defense Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office Web Site. This web link has lots of information on electronic commerce, value added networks and EDI.

Supply Chain related Publications and Journals

• Integrated Supply chain management A two day seminar led by Stanford Univ faculty
• Business Wire A news distribution service, which includes news about high-tech companies.
• Commerce Business Daily Contains a searchable database of the publication available to STAT-USA subscribers.
• Contract Manufacturing Directory A publication which covers trends in contract electronics manufacturing, distribution, procurement, and subcontracting.
• Dow Jones and Company Includes news updates and links to business- and career-related sites.
• EC World A free online electronic commerce publication.
• Electronic Buyers News Online Daily News Digest, EBN features, and market center.
• European Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management Editorial board, ordering information, and bibliographic information.
• Freetrader Includes publications on trade, shipping, and logistics.
• International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management Subscription information, articles, abstracts, and conferences.
• Journal of Internet Purchasing Current edition, archives, and subscriptions.
• Leadership & Organization Development Journal Subscription information, articles, abstracts, and conferences.
• NAPM publications Links to NAPM's publications: Purchasing Today, InfoEdge, and the International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management.

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Supply Chain related Associations/Institutes/Societies

• APICS -- Educational Society for Resource Management
• American Trucking Association
• American Productivity and Quality Center An excellent source for Knowledge Management, Benchmarking, Measurement and Customer Satisfaction.
• American Supplier Institute Includes information on the American Supplier Institute, a group that helps organizations meet the needs of their customers.
• The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Great Britain-based international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals.
• Gas Research Institute Contains information on natural gas vehicles, power generation, end-use, exploration and production, transport and distribution technology, and environment and safety.
• The Materiel Management Institute Canada-based materials management institute.
• New England Suppliers Institute (NESI) Includes membership, services and benefits available to members, and upcoming events.
• American Management Association (AMA) Information on AMA resources, including management development and training.
• American Society for Quality Contains facts about QS-9000, programs and services, quality-related resources, and publications.
• Capital Associated Industries, Inc. (CAI) CAI is an association for employers which provides information on management education, employment regulation compliance, and other services. This site supplies human resource links, publications, membership, services, and seminars.
• Council of Logistics Management Contains information on publications, membership, conferences, meeting dates, and services.
• Electronic Commerce Association (ECA) Home page of the England-based ECA, an association that promotes electronic commerce.
• International Technology Institute Works with manufacturers to find opportunities to improve their business through new technology and business practices.
• IPSERA International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association committee objectives and conference.
• National Association of Purchasing Management An educational association providing seminars, certification, publications, and much more for purchasing professionals.
• National Association of State Purchasing Officials Includes information publications, educational programs, supplier guide, and procurement reform, all relating to state purchasing professionals.
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Contains information about NCMA membership, job referral services, certification, and related links.
• American National Standards Institute Contains links to standards information databases, NSSN, ISO 14000, and Internet resources.
• American Productivity and Quality Center Offers management information including benchmarking, best practices, reengineering, and total-quality management.
• International Organization for Standardization Includes information on ISO structure, worldwide members, technical committees, the ISO catalog, and ISO 9000 News Service.
• QualityNET Includes information on ISO 9000 and other quality issues.

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Supply Chain Software/Information Suppliers

• ACQUION, Inc. Includes information on global purchasing software.
• Alliance Manufacturing Software Offers information on software for manufacturing management for the small- to mid-sized company.
• AlloyTech, Inc. Information about database software.
• American Management Systems, Inc. Tips and information on purchasing life cycle software.
• American Tech, Inc. Includes information on purchase order software.
• Bellwether Software Corporation Information on purchasing system software for PCs and PC networks.
• Computron Software Inc. Offers information on integrated planning and work management software.
• CMI Competitive Solutions, Inc. Manufacturing software solutions.
• Optio Software, Inc. Includes information on fax management systems.
• DRI/McGraw-Hill Data on cost information services.
• Dun & Bradstreet Information Services Information and options for supplier management software.
• Dynamic Software, Inc. Offers information on purchasing management and inventory control systems.
• FarrSite, Inc. Includes Web-site developers and links to sites they've developed.
• ELEKOM Information on centrally managed purchasing systems.
• E3 Associates, Inc. Information on inventory management software.
• Fisher Technology Group Information on Internet, intranet, and client/server based systems.
• Greentree Software, Inc. Information on purchasing and materials management software.
• Palmas Development Corporation Information on purchasing-related software programs.
• P.O. Express Details on building your own integrated purchasing system.
• Infinium Software Information on client/server and Internet-based purchasing systems.
• SAIC Internet Solutions This site links to general business reference sites, as well as "innovative" sites on the Web.
• Structured Computer Systems, Inc. Procurement and A/P automation options for large organizations.
• Technical Services Associates, Inc. Includes information on user-tailored purchasing software.
• Walker Interactive Systems This site offers product information about financial software applications.

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Links for Best Practices

• Arthur Andersen Global Best Practices Site
• Best Practices in Management
• Best Change Practices
• Best Manufacturing Practices
• Best Practices in Business Process Re-engineering

Catalogues - Industry - Market Data

• BizWeb Includes a database to search for companies and products.
• The Global Internet Directory Offers a list of Internet directories, including a database of company information on technology manufacturers and developers.
• Thomas Regional Directory Company Offers listings of over 400,000 industrial and commercial suppliers, organized under more than 4,500 product and service categories, serving 19 industrial markets in the U.S. Search by product/service or by company name.
• Thomas Register Search for U.S. or Canadian companies and supplier catalogs.

• WIZnet Contains catalog pages from manufacturers; engineering, purchasing, and sourcing professionals; and sales and marketing executives.
• Organization Research Avenue Technologies Packages news and numbers from 11,000 private and 9,000 public organizations.
• Dun & Bradstreet Information Services Provides short reports on over 10 million U.S. organizations.
• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information The SEC maintains the Edgar database which provides security commission reports (i.e. 10-K) on most of the public traded organizations.
• Hoover's Online Provides income statement and balance sheet numbers for nearly 2,500 public organizations.
• Inc. 500 Provides information on thousands of privately held organizations. Includes revenue information, profit and loss percentages, number of employees, etc.
• U.S. Department of Commerce Contains a information on demographics and industry market data that is collected by the government.
• Business Ethics Resources on WWW Includes links from the Canada-based Business Ethics Resources home page to business ethics papers, publications, codes of ethics, institutions, schools, and organizations.
• Better Business Bureau (BBB) Gives information about business and consumer alerts, the BBB's research library, and business reports.
• Fraud Information Center Contains a "fraud watch" and visitors to the site can also report incidents.
• Currency Information Bank of America Weekly Economic Briefing Weekly economic briefing on exchange rate forecasts.
• Currency Exchange Rates Includes information on daily and historical exchange rates.
• Policy Analysis Computing & Information Facility in Commerce Includes world currencies, exchange rates, GATT, coding systems, and a dictionary of international trade and business.
• Anderson Unicom Group, Inc. This site allows users to search for products and place online orders
• DigiCash Electronic cash software.
• Industry.Net Includes ways to search Industry.Net through the On-Line Marketplace, use trade associations and societies, and the Industry.Net report.
• The Interactive Global Marketplace Offers an electronic global business directory and interactive virtual company showcase.
• ReQuisite Technology, Inc. This site outlines the benefits of electronic commerce for purchasers, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Asian Sources Online Center for Asian trade on the Web.
• International Trade Administration Information on international markets and trade. Also offers an export assistance center.
• International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) Contains information about ITC Infobases, index to market information sources, trade statistics from COMTRADE, and the Market News Services.
• International Trade The Trading Floor Contains a list of trade-related resources. International Trade Law
• Monitor Contains many trade-related links, including the text of INCOTERMS and the CISC
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Organization that promotes trade and economic relations between Japan and other countries.
• Michigan State University Ciber Includes a listing of links on several aspects of international trade and purchasing.
• NAFTAnet, Inc. Updates on NAFTA. Includes a small business section and business directories. U.S.
• International Trade Commission Contains news releases, reports and publications, and trade resources.

Commodities - Investment

• Annual Energy Outlook Forecasts of energy supply, demand, and prices to 2015.
• Business Cycle Indicators Includes sensitive commodity prices, producer price index, and consumer price index.
• BellSouth Investment Recovery organization The one of its kind in surplus assets recovery.
• Chicago Board of Trade Offers 10-minute delayed quotes on futures, options, and prices. Includes information on market profiles, liquidity, and other information on farm commodities.
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange Links to interest rates, indices, markets, and prices.
• CNNfn Commodities Information on commodities, price updates and predictions. Information is posted every 20 minutes.
• Commodity Futures & Financial Market Charts Daily commodity futures and financial market information.
• Etla's Reports in English A Finland-based research institute which offers information on how to obtain publications pertaining to economics and the world economy.
• Forestry Industry Network Prices and reports for trees and wood products. Also offers links to wood-industry associations.
• Invest-o-Rama Information on futures, options, derivatives, stock and fund quotes, and market commentary.
• Oil-Link Internet directory for oil and gas.
• MarketPlex Closing prices for commodity exchanges worldwide and links to futures charts and analysis.
• Mining Business Digest Homepage Market news, trends, pricing, and reports for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc. Also has profiles of mining companies.
• Monthly Energy Review Energy prices, consumption rates, and production levels.
• Options-Futures Information on international banks, markets, and finance.
• QUOTE.COM Includes quotes on stocks, options, commodity futures, mutual funds, and bonds.
• Quote Watch Can search futures or stocks to receive quotes. Also offers links to 10 exchanges.
• Specialty Steel & Forge Includes reference information and a link to Metals Watch, a quarterly newsletter.
• U.S. Geological Survey Contains the Mineral Commodity Summaries 1996 and 1997 including mineral information and commodity data sheets.
• USDA Economic Research Service Offers economic forecasting, pricing, trends, and reports. Develops economic and statistical indicators for commercial agriculture, food, consumer economics, natural resources and environment, rural economies, and energy and new uses.
• USGS Commodity Minerals Information Index of mineral commodities. Includes information on related publications, contacts, and other links.

Search Engines

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