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Articles in October, 2006 issue of Supply Chain Management Review

• New book marks 50th anniversary of container: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(Book review)
• Easier access to benchmarking Web site: APQC Web site: www.apqc.org.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(American Productivity & Quality Center)(Website overview)(Brief article)
• Streamlining the cash flow: as supply chains stretch out and fragment further, financial transactions are becoming a painful source of friction--and cost. New supply chain financing approaches, coupled with Web-based solutions, promise big efficiencies.(S
  by Kerr, John
• Understanding spare parts inventory: Production Spare Parts: Optimizing the MRO Inventory Asset.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(Book review)
• Latest AMR book melds Supply Chain best practices and social responsibility: Supply Chain Saves the World.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(Book review)
• Lifetime mission: an interview with Don Bowersox.(EVOLUTION)(Dr. Donald J. Bowersox)(Interview)
  by Quinn, Francis J.
• More resources from SCMR: Supply Chain Management Review.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)
• A resource on collaboration and more: VICS Web site: www.vics.org.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association)(Website overview)
• Supplier visibility translates to higher performance: new Aberdeen study confirms that companies with the best supplier visibility and performance measurement programs outperform the rest of the pack.(SUPPLY MANAGEmENT)
  by Bharadwaj, Sudy
• Meeting the product lifecycle challenge.(PROCESS)(Report)
  by Marien, Edward J.
• Face-time advocate: Rick Blasgen.(profiles in leadership)(Biography)
  by Kerr, John
• Supplier Performance Management can make a difference: SPM helps companies and suppliers develop a common focus on end-customer demand.(TEChNOLOGY)(Report)
  by Rizza, Mickey North
• Nuggets of lean learning: Lean Supply Chain: Collected Practices and Cases.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(Book review)
• State of the Supply Chain software industry: new AMR Research report shows demand for supply chain software continues to grow.(Special Report 2006)
  by McCrea, Bridget
• How Ann Taylor put strategic sourcing on the management map: persistence beats resistance. At fashion retailer Ann Taylor Stores, procurement was not generally regarded as one of the company's key competencies. One executive set out to change that by esta
  by Romano, Anthony M.; Finley, Foster
• P&G's global supply chain starts with the consumer: Procter & Gamble is dedicated to accelerating growth in developing markets but this strategy presents new challenges for the supply chain.(global links)
  by Harrison, Keith
• Getting to world-class supply chain measurement: world-class measurement is not necessarily about how much you measure. Rather it is about how well you measure and how well you act upon those measurements. Companies that embrace their measurement results
  by Hofman, Debra
• Make metrics matter.(IN THIS iSSUE)
  by Quinn, Frank