Chief Editor, Supply Chain Management Review
Cahners Communications
Francis J. Quinn currently serves in the dual capacity of chief editor of Supply Chain Management Review and Editor-at-Large of Logistics. Both of these magazines are published by Cahners Business Information, headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
Frank has been covering the transportation and logistics scene for close to two decades, having served for many years as editor of Traffic Management Magazine. He also has written a special supplement on logistics for Business Week and was a principal contributor to the book Supply Chain Directions for a New North America, prepared for the Council of Logistics Management by Andersen Consulting.
Frank holds an undergraduate degree from Boston College and a masters degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. His service experience in the U.S. Army includes tours of duty as a magazine editor in Washington D.C. and a military intelligence officer in Saigon, Vietnam.
Collaboration: More Than Just Technology
Technology is simply an enabler to collaboration; culture change needs to take place before real collaboration can happen.
Ascet Volume 3, April 15, 2001
Supply Chain Perspectives from the Business Press
Supply Chain Management and the Internet revolution are changing permanently - how companies manage their supply chains and their business. The Cahners Supply Chain/OEM group of magazines has been covering the explosive growth of both modern Supply Chain Management and the Internet since their emergence almost a decade ago. The editors of Supply Chain Management Review, Purchasing, and Logistics Management & Distribution Report discuss where the supply chain is headed and what impact it has on profits, inventories, and other performance metrics.
Ascet Volume 2, April 15, 2000
The Payoff Potential in Supply Chain Management
The payoff associated with initiating supply chain management has been widely known for some time, but only recently have many of the cost savings been quantified. The numbers are telling supply chain management (SCM) is currently mandatory for companies that aspire to dominate their competition. For executives seeking long term advantage the SCM is a key platform needed to support emerging web-based business models.
Ascet Volume 1, April 15, 1999