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Apple Knocks Nokia off AMR's #1 Spot

Dell returns to AMR's Top 25 Supply Chain list, at #3

Sean Murphy, Associate Editor -- Supply Chain Management Review, 5/29/2008 12:14:00 PM

Apple Computer has traded places with Nokia on this year's Top 25 Supply Chains list released by AMR Research today. 

Last year, the computer giant came in second to the cell phone maker, but AMR praised Apple's handling of the potential supply chain headaches that followed the introduction of the popular iPhone with grace and efficiency.

"With its introduction of the iPhone, Apple could have stumbled meeting demand or failed on quality. It did neither," said the AMR report. "Behind-the-scenes moves like tying up essential components well in advance and upgrading basic information systems have enabled Apple to handle the demands of its rabid fan base without having to fall back on their forgiveness for mistakes."

Procter & Gamble, which came in third last year, was bumped to fourth place this year by Dell, which returned to the list at third place after being left out last year due to AMR not having complete 2006 financial statements from the make-to-order computer manufacturer at the time of the 2007 ranking.

IBM remained in the top 5 at fifth place, slipping from its fourth place slot last year, while Toyota, which was in the top 5 last year at fifth place, dropped to No. 7 on this year's list.

According to a report from AMR, Toyota "secured top place among peer voters but fell on a less-than-stellar ROA (5 percent)." According to the report, Toyota still handily beat Lockheed Martin (No. 23) and Johnson Controls (No. 23), the only other industrial corporations to make the 2008 cut.

This year's 25:

  1. Apple
  2. Nokia
  3. Dell
  4. Procter & Gamble
  5. IBM
  6. Wal-Mart Stores
  7. Toyota Motor
  8. Cisco Systems
  9. Samsung Electronics
  10. Anheuser-Busch
  11. PepsiCo
  12. Tesco
  13. The Coca-Cola Company
  14. Best Buy
  15. Nike
  16. SonyEricsson
  17. Walt Disney
  18. Hewlett-Packard
  19. Johnson & Johnson
  20. Schlumberger
  21. Texas Instruments
  22. Lockheed Martin
  23. Johnson Controls
  24. Royal Ahold
  25. Publix Super Markets

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