If your company needs to develop or improve upon current supply chain management practices, a new study by Best Practices, LLC, might help. Best Practices offers extensive experience in the application of continuous-improvement and best-practice benchmarking strategies. "Best Practices in Supply Chain Management and Partnerships" reports that utilizing best practices results in eliminating paperwork processing errors, 50% reduction in lead time, 50% reduction in inventory, and 99% on-time delivery.

Leading practices include: Align supply chain management systems with strategic initiatives and goals; forge partnerships with suppliers; certify supplier-partners; and employ technology to improve supplier partnerships.

For a copy of the report or for more information, visit www.benchmarkingreports.com.