Complete Business Solutions, Inc. - CBSI - to Conduct European Supply Chain Research With Support From the European Supply Chain Council.FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Complete Business Solutions, Inc., (Nasdaq:CBSI CBSI CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. CBSI Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. (Silver Springs, Maryland) CBSI Certified Bridge Safety Inspector CBSI Custom Business Solutions, Inc. ) and the European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Supply Chain Council announced today that they plan to conduct research on the state of the supply chain management decision processes within the supply chain of European industry. A self-assessment Self-assessment in an organisational setting, according to the EFQM definition, refers to a comprehensive, systematic and regular review of an organisation's activities and results referenced against the EFQM Excellence Model. research survey of current Supply Chain Management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) decision practices will be distributed to European Supply Chain Council practitioner members by CBSI. "This project is a continuation of a multi-year study of global SCM practices that make a difference. We expect the results of this research will provide key insights into the decision making practices needed for supply chain management to be successful," said Kevin McCormack, vice president of Business Consulting for CBSI. "Better E-Business and supply chain decision processes are required to achieve the levels of customer service, corporate agility and cost reductions mandated by the market realities of today." "Another objective of the research is to provide a European perspective to the SCM research completed earlier that focused on the SCM practices in the U.S. This will also continue to enhance the SCOR SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SCOR Supply Chain Operations Reference model SCOR Small Corporate Offering Registration SCOR Specialized Center of Research (White Plains, NY) SCOR Second Cousin Once Removed (Supply Chain Operations Reference) model developed by the Council," said the European Council's Director, Herbert Heinzel. "This research will investigate the current state of supply chain management decision making in Europe and will help identify current practices that relate to improvements in supply chain performance in the four SCOR process areas: PLAN, SOURCE, MAKE and DELIVER," he added. CBSI and the European Supply Chain Council began the project in January. Results will be available in the summer and will be presented in depth at the European Supply Chain Council's fall meeting scheduled for September in Amsterdam. About the Supply Chain Council The Supply Chain Council was incorporated in 1997 as a global, not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. trade association with membership open to all companies interested in improving supply chain efficiencies through the use of the Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR). SCOR was developed by Council members to address, improve and communicate supply chain management practices within and among all interested parties. The Supply Chain Council members include Fortune 500 manufacturing companies from industries worldwide including consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , computer systems and solutions providers and educational institutions. To learn more about the Supply Chain Council, visit its website at http://www.supply-chain.org. About Complete Business Solutions, Inc. CBSI is a worldwide provider of information technology (IT) services to large and mid-size organizations. The company offers a broad range of IT services, from advising clients on IT business strategy and strategic technology plans to developing and implementing appropriate IT applications solutions. CBSI's services include: IT consulting, large systems applications development and maintenance; reengineering legacy applications to client/server technology; client/server applications development; emerging technology services; packaged software See software package. implementation; year 2000 conversion and testing services and contract programming services. To learn more about CBSI, visit its website at http://www.cbsinc.com. |
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