AMR Research Releases its 2009 Supply Chain Top 25

Apple, Dell, P&G, IBM, and Cisco Systems Top the List.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., -- AMR Research, the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and supporting technologies, released its Supply Chain Top 25, an annual ranking that highlights companies that display superior supply chain performance, capabilities, and leadership.

Since 1986, AMR Research has studied and fostered the revolution in supply chain as a professional discipline and as a competitive weapon for companies in the post-industrial economy. The governing principle of this emerging discipline is something AMR Research calls demand driven, which was coined in 2003 by the company and means "global supply chains built to serve customers with both operations and innovation excellence."

The Supply Chain Top 25 identifies those Fortune Global 500 companies that have best demonstrated applying this principle of being demand driven. In up and down markets, the list of the Supply Chain Top 25 companies has repeatedly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and NASDAQ. Last year's list beat the markets by 6 to 10 percentage points.

The AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25 for 2009 is:

1.Apple
2.Dell
3.Procter & Gamble
4.IBM
5.Cisco Systems
6.Nokia
7.Wal-Mart Stores
8.Samsung Electronics
9.PepsiCo
10.Toyota Motor
11.Schlumberger
12.Johnson & Johnson
13.The Coca-Cola Company
14.Nike
15.Tesco
16.Walt Disney17.Hewlett-Packard
18.Texas Instruments
19.Lockheed Martin
20.Colgate Palmolive
21.Best Buy
22.Unilever
23.Publix Super Markets
24.SonyEricsson
25.Intel

"Over the past five years, this report has chronicled the emergence of new ideas like the build-to-order model pioneered by Dell and the emergence of content-based value chains exemplified by Apple and Disney," said Kevin O'Marah, chief strategy officer at AMR Research. "While economic uncertainty slowed demand, companies on this year's list used demand driven principles to detect a troubled economy early and secure their cash positions well enough to maintain momentum on vital initiatives. 2010-2011 will show how such foresight pays dividends with greater supply chain agility and the ability to tackle competitors and deliver huge earnings in the climb out."

Please visit www.amrresearch.com for a copy of the 2009 AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25. If you are a member of the media and are interested in learning more about the report, please contact amrresearch@famapr.com.

About AMR Research:

Research and Advice that Matter: AMR Research is the No. 1 research firm focused on the intersection of business processes with value chain and enterprise technologies. Founded in 1986, AMR Research provides subscription advisory services and peer networking opportunities to operations and IT executives in the consumer products, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail sectors. To learn more about our research and services, visit www.amrresearch.com.