FROM MESS TO MASTERY: HOW DANKA REBUILT ITS SUPPLY CHAIN

SUBTITLE: AT DANKA OFFICE IMAGING COMPANY, THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATION RAN HAPHAZARDLY, WITH LITTLE CONSISTENT CONNECTION TO WHAT DROVE VALUE FOR THE COMPANY. FINGER-POINTING AND BRUTE-FORCE DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES PREVAILED; EQUIPMENT INVENTORY TURNED SLOWLY AND WRITE-DOWNS WERE HUGE. OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, DANKA'S SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERS TORE DOWN AND SUCCESSFULLY REBUILT THEIR U.S. ORGANIZATION THROUPH A TEN-STEP PROCESS. THIS IS THEIR STORY.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, V. 9, NO. 1 (JAN./FEB. 2005), P. 38-45: ILL.
• Authors:
  • CONSTANTINOU, MICK
• Publication Date: 2005-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: P. 38-45: ILL.
• Serial:
  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, V. 9, NO. 1 (JAN./FEB. 2005), P. 38-45: ILL
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: DANKA OFFICE IMAGING COMPANY.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Logistics; Management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00995492
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Apr 13 2005 12:00AM