SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 28 /PRNewswire/ --

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

AMR Research, the leading research firm focused on the global supply
chain and supporting technologies, released its Supply Chain Top 25 today, 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 Disney
    17. 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.

Press Contact:
    Kevin Reilly
    amrresearch@famapr.com
    +1-617-758-4153