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LEAN SCM SITE VALUE PROPOSITION

Our goal, with www.LeanSCM.net is to provide accurate, reliable and authoritative information on supply chain management to engineers and technical professionals. The founding partners of this site are:

	Society of Manufacturing Engineers. SMEis the preeminent manufacturing engineering organization in the world.
	Institute for Supply Management. ISM is the most respected educational association in supply management in North America.
	Cal State Hayward Extension. CSUH is a pivotal university among the world's state university systems.
	Lean SCM. Lean SCM is a supply, process, and project management organization as well as the prime site project manager.

EVENTS
ASQ Customer-Supplier Division is sponsoring a quality conference 'Customer-Supplier Relationships in World Trade in China. This is a must-participate event for supply management professionals. Call for Papers.

SCM SOLUTIONS

	'New Quality Management Paradigm'. Greg Hutchins discusses critical shifts occurring in quality management. Risk management is the next big, big think in quality.
	High Tech Has Tarnished Its Image. Darcy Hitchcock has starts a new column on sustainability, which has become a major issue as companies have to comply with 'green' regulations.
	'Lean Results ' Karl Schultz discusses how to lean management delivers results.
	'A Profession in Transition.' Lee Buddress discusses logistics and why you may want to reconsider the profession.
	'Are You Managing Requirements or Are They Managing You?' Paul Kostek provides insights on managing requirements, which if done poorly result in dreaded scope creep.
	'Evaluating a Supplier's Tech Capabilities.' Victoria D'Amato provides critical advice for evaluating and managing IT and technology services.
	'Verifying Improvement Assessment.' JP Russell continues the discussion on assessing for continual improvement.
	'If You Don't Know Where You're Going, Any Path Will Take You There.' Mark Fontaine-Westhart looks at what makes a risk management program and initiative work.
	'Learning to Look at the Data.' Jim Lamprecht continues to write about the most important management tool today - six sigma and how to interpret data.
	'Looking for Cost Savings in the Supply Chain.' Thomas Crimi and Ralph Kauffman write compelling piece for creating value and achieving bottom
	'Tone at the Top: Value Added Auditing.' Henry Lindborg talks about the importance of governance and new types of risk-control operational audits.
	'Resistance: Are You Spinning Your Wheels?' Marge Paladeni provides insight on what to do when you're stuck in a job.

WHAT'S THE SITE'S STRUCTURE?

LeanSCM.net site is structured along Supply Chain Management (SCM) functional verticals. Subject matter experts (SME) in each vertical have been identified. Each SME will provide original and cutting edge information. As time goes on, these experts may moderate discussions, provide technical information, etc.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!

Tell us what you think. How can we add value in the SCM space? We'd like to hear from you.

Greg Hutchins
gregh@europa.com

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