AMR Research released its annual Supply Chain Top 25 report. The report identifies the top 25 manufacturers and retailers that exhibit superior supply chain capabilities and performance. The companies in this report demonstrate excellence across basic metrics related to execution -- return on assets, revenue growth, and inventory turns -- and are recognized by their peers and AMR Research as supply chain leaders.

                The AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25 for 2007

                                        AMR          Inven-          Compos-
                                Peer   Research       tory   Revenue  ite
                               Opinion Opinion  ROA  Turns   Growth  Score
      Rank  Company             (20%)  (20%)   (25%)  (25%)   (10%)

       1    Nokia                 711   498   19.0%   17.9    20.2%  6.74
       2    Apple                 611   263   11.6%   50.8    38.6%  6.40
       3    Procter & Gamble     1402   531    6.4%    5.3    20.2%  5.43
       4    IBM                   841   471    9.2%   18.9     0.3%  5.43
       5    Toyota Motor         1303   529    4.8%   10.1    13.4%  5.36
       6    Wal-Mart Stores      1277   470    7.5%    7.8    11.7%  5.18
       7    Anheuser-Busch        652   373   12.0%   14.6     4.5%  4.83
       8    Tesco                 493   418    7.3%   19.5    10.9%  4.79
       9    Best Buy              975   396    9.6%    6.9    12.4%  4.65
       10   Samsung Electronics   395   309   13.7%   13.2     6.3%  4.33
       11   Cisco Systems         654   302   12.9%    7.1    14.5%  4.25
       12   Motorola              590   280    9.5%    9.5    21.6%  4.05
       13   The Coca-Cola Company 631   227   17.0%    5.0     4.3%  4.00
       14   Johnson & Johnson     665   273   15.7%    3.1     5.6%  3.95
       15   PepsiCo               412   116   18.8%    8.2     7.9%  3.81
       16   Johnson Controls      293   342    4.7%   16.1    17.3%  3.78
       17   Texas Instruments     217    89   31.2%    4.9    15.5%  3.75
       18   Nike                  483   134   14.1%    4.0     8.8%  3.14
       19   Lowe's                455   217   11.2%    4.3     8.5%  3.11
       20   GlaxoSmithKline       165    90   21.1%    2.1     7.2%  3.09
       21   Hewlett-Packard       508   210    7.6%    8.9     5.7%  3.08
       22   Lockheed Martin        63    55    9.0%   21.5     6.5%  3.07
       23   Publix Super Markets   36    42   14.8%   13.7     5.2%  2.96
       24   Paccar                  1    21    9.3%   18.9    17.0%  2.89
       25   AstraZeneca           125    48   20.2%    2.5    10.5%  2.88

Our definition of SCM is broad, including not just supply management functions like sourcing, logistics, and manufacturing, but also demand management functions like forecasting, pricing, and service as well as product management functions like new product launch and innovation. Some call this broader definition Value Chain, which is in fact the name of AMR Research’s Advisory Service offered to clients looking for research, expert advice, and peer networking around these topics. The AMR Research Top 25 calls out companies that are leading in this area.