
LOGISTIC S & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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Stanford University in the US analysed the financial performance of 636 companies
in 24 industries and found that those companies classed as supply chain leaders
also tended to be above average in terms of sustained profitability. More recently
AMR Research
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has conducted an annual survey of the top 25 supply chains,
drawing on a combination of published financial data and peer group evaluation.
It is probably no coincidence that most of those companies ranked in the top 25
are also above average in terms of market value added (MVA). For example, in the
2009 ranking Apple, Procter & Gamble, Dell ...