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11. Michael E. McGrath (ed.), Setting the PACE in Product Development: A
Guide to Product and Cycle-Time Excellence, rev. ed. (Boston: Butterworth
Heinemann, 1996).
12. PRTM and AMR press release, “69 Manufacturers Launch First Cross-
Industry Framework for Improved Supply Chain Management,” November 21,
1996.
13. CPFR.org (http://www.cpfr.org), Introduction page, Voluntary Interindustry
Commerce Standards (VICS) Association, 1998.
14. RosettaNet press release, “RosettaNet Global e-Business Standard Reaches
Critical Mass in High-Technology Sector,” May 12, 2003.
CHAPTER 3
1. Based on an interview conducted by Shoshanah Cohen, PRTM director,
with Robert Schlaefli, Stratex vice president of global operations.
2. APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management (www.apics.org)
—is a not-for-profit international educational organization recognized globally
as a source of knowledge and expertise for manufacturing and service industries
in such areas as materials management, information services, purchasing,
and quality.
3. Based on an interview conducted by Kate Fickle, PRTM director, with Mike
Pearce, Smith Bits vice president, and other Smith Bits executives.
4. Based on an interview conducted by Brad Householder, PRTM principal,
with Peter Kelly, Agere executive vice president, global operations group.
5. Jennifer S. Kuhel, “Big Blue Supply Chain: Robert Moffat Discusses IBM’s
Plan to Link Procurement, Distribution, Manufacturing and Logistics,”
Supplychaintech.com, September 13, 2002.
6. David Drickhamer, “Looking for Value: Reducing Internal Costs and
Enhancing Customer Value Draw Attention,” Industryweek.com, December 1,
2002.
7. Flextronics Web site, Corporate Background Information, http://www.flextronics.com/corporate/backgrounder/asp.
8. Based on an interview conducted by Bob Moncrieff, PRTM director, with
Mike McNamara, Flextronics COO.
9. Christopher Reilly, “Central Sourcing Strategy Saves Dial $100 Million,”
Purchasing.com, January 17, 2002.
10. Based on PMG benchmarks derived from consumer products companies’
supply chain performance (submitted 2003).
11. Based on an interview conducted by Shoshanah Cohen, PRTM director,
with Angel Mendez, palmOne senior vice president of global operations.