"2018 Supply Chain Compensation and Career Survey Report"
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See how your compensation compares to others in your field in the 2018 Supply Chain Compensation and Career Survey Report by APICS. More than 2,600 supply chain professionals provided their responses to this inaugural annual survey focusing on compensation, benefits and career satisfaction. The report includes many demographic factors such as industry tenure, professional responsibilities, company size, certification, and gender. New this year is an interactive salary calculator.

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"Working Together to Enhance Supply Chain Management with Better Costing Practices"
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There are serious failures with the information that accountants provide to their line managers and executive teams in order to support decision making, and those deficiencies put the success of their organizations in jeopardy. For this report, APICS and IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) surveyed upper management supply chain professionals to assess the impact of issues relating to costing systems and practices. The report uncovers common barriers to creating useful costing systems and presents a solution that more closely aligns the supply chain and accounting and finance business units.

"Millennials in Supply Chain"
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A survey carried out in April 2017 was designed to gain insight into millennials as a critical segment of the supply chain workforce. The report finds that millennials are focused, engaged, enthused and committed to working in supply chain management, and reveals that supply chain represents a sought-after, dynamic and rewarding long-term career choice for professionals in their 20s and 30s.

"Exploring the Big Data Revolution"
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Access research and insights about how you can leverage big data to improve performance. Professionals who use big data effectively seek to improve forecasting, planning, situational awareness and information flow by creating a comprehensive understanding of complex perspectives.

"Uncovering Chronic Disruption in Supply Chain and Operations Management" 
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Supply chain chronic disruption is defined as low-to-moderate disruption that is persistent, is difficult to permanently eradicate and has root causes that are not always visible to all supply chain stakeholders. This report addresses chronic disruption’s definition, causes and solutions, along with an examination of supply chain professionals’ responses to this type of disruption.

"Complexity Theory, Sentiment and Supply Chain Organizational Behavior"
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The "Complexity Theory, Sentiment and Supply Chain Organizational Behavior" research report shares insights about the intersection of supply chains and complexity theory. The report discusses the human perspective and the individual and trading partner relationships that are sometimes not sufficiently visible in supply chain management.

"Enhancing Project Management" 
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Enhance project management success at your organization by gaining an understanding of ways project management can help achieve strategic goals. The report includes steps to avoid project management pitfalls, best practices that will maximize the impact of project management and ways to use project management to break down silos.

"Examining Remanufacturing in Supply Chain and Operations Management" 
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Recent research from the APICS SCC reveals that remanufacturing, defined as the process of restoring used or worn products to like-new condition, is an area of growing opportunity for supply chain and operations management professionals.

Risk Management 

"Supply Chain Risk: Protect your Business with Risk Management"
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"APICS S&OP Performance: Advancing sales and operations planning" 

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Few organizations find sales and operations planning (S&OP) an easy process. Usually it takes time and practice, often throughout many months or years, to create a continuous high-performance S&OP practice. This report provides a road map to kick-start your planning process.

"2012 Sales and Operations Planning: Exploring real-world S&OP practices in supply chain and operations management" 

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Bring sales and operations planning (S&OP) best practices to your organization. Predicting the future generally is thought to be impossible, but S&OP users seek to do just that by strategically directing businesses to achieve competitive advantage

"Supply Chain Leadership Report: Many styles generate success."
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The "Supply Chain Leadership Report: Many styles generate success" examines critical success factors of a supply chain leader, including his or her attributes, leadership style, and ability to formally and informally influence a multitude of stakeholders. Compiled from multiple sources, including surveys of APICS members, articles and external research, the purpose of this report is to convey a knowledge and skills blueprint for current and future supply chain leaders.

"Supply Chain Strategy Report: Make the most of supply chain strategy"
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Understand challenges and identify areas where supply chain teams can collaborate with senior management to maximize the effectiveness of supply chains. This report delves into critical supply chain functions that may not be effectively supporting supply chain strategy.

"Supply Chain Sustainability: Uncovering the triple bottom line"
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Gain a competitive edge for your organization by maximizing the triple bottom line. Supply chain and operations management professionals are increasingly called on to reduce costs, demands on resources and waste while increasing the reuse of existing assets and enabling lean operations. Employing sustainable practices is critical to meeting these business needs.