Benchmarking Your Firm's Performance With Best Practice
The International Journal of Logistics ManagementPublished 1 July 1997
Stephen Hanman
Citations49
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.79
SNIP1.88
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Abstract
Benchmarking is an improvement technique that considers how others perform a similar activity, task, process or function. This article details the application of benchmarking as an improvement technique. It provides a background of what to benchmark and the selection of benchmarking partners. A methodology for defining supply chain management best practice is explained as well as the marriage between benchmarking and networking to provide an ongoing improvement focus.
Keywords
Business, Management and Accounting
Strategic Logistics Management
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