Summary

July 14, 2005 - Ventana Research states the key objective of Performance Management is to optimize business processes while aligning them with the organization's strategy. Operations play a strategic role in managing the performance of a company. Beyond executing the supply chain functions, they manage the key product, demand and supply strategies and measure the effectiveness of those services. The Supply Chain Performance Management practice at Ventana Research will focus on three major research topics in 2005: evaluating and managing the competing supply chain initiatives, aligning corporate financial and operational objectives, and managing operations for effectiveness. Each of these topics has business and IT issues associated with them, and each involves the identification of best practices to address them.