Product Description
This report discusses how businesses and Global Supply Chains have evolved over the period of the last 30 years, and how the Information Technology systems have morphed along with the evolution in the Supply Chain paradigm. This report is based on the proprietary research, interviews with more than 100 key industry executives, original case studies, IT system and process mapping, and original analysis by top-tier strategy consultants in the field of supply chain management. It gives a holistic view of the supply chains systems through the various decades, traces how business and IT systems have always moved in lock-step with each other and creates a viable map for the future of IT systems and businesses as they move towards a common goal. It also takes into account the trends, the capabilities, the changing business needs, and geo-political realities to create a holistic view of Global Supply Chains and associated systems. The report enables the executives to ask the right Supply Chain Management related questions for their business. The answers to these questions will help your business and Supply Chain create sustainable competitive advantage through IT. This report answers the following key questions on top of every excecutive’s mind: 1. Why Information Technology is where it is? How has it evolved into a massive cost burden in most organisations? 2. What can we do to make sure that Information Technology is a key enabler of business processes that drive our competitive advantage? 3. What outdated supply chain models or IT systems might be holding our business back? 4. What are the new supply chain models and associated information technology related thinking that will provide the impetus for our future growth? 5. How can we deploy supply chain systems to gain outstanding global supply chain advantage for future?
About the Author
For over 25 years Captain Vivek Sood has empowered corporations on 5 continents to achieve their peak potential – in operations, in strategy, and in all components of their entire supply chains. In January 2000, he co-founded and managed Global Supply Chain Group, a high impact services company made up of supply chain pioneers and thought leaders who work only on selected high impact strategy projects with some of the largest corporations in the world. Prior to that, Sood was a management consultant with top-tier strategy consulting firm Booz Allen & Hamilton. The Sydney resident travels 60% of his time around the world for a single passion – creating, configuring, and formulating effective, secure and sustainable supply chains around the world. A dynamic, high impact professional and presenter, Sood has a unique ability to shake-up the status quo and transform operations to maximise returns. His work experience spans more than 80 countries on 5 continents, and the clients range from fortune 500 companies to some of best known brands on earth. He has also worked with some of the most innovative green technology companies to help create outstanding supply chains from scratch for hundreds of millions of dollars worth businesses in periods as short as 18 months. His work has added cumulative value in excess of $500M, incorporating projects in major supply chain infrastructure investment decisions, profitable growth driven by global supply chain realignment, supply chain systems, negotiations and all other aspects of global supply chains. Sood is also an acclaimed author of two very highly regarded books.He writes regular path breaking articles and lectures at business schools, supply chain conferences, forums and workshops in various parts of the world. Sood is also the Chairman of Quantum Leap Private Investments, a private investment business directed towards extraordinary growth of assets using his unique global network and supply chain expertise. Specialties Business and Supply Chain Transformations on Global Scale to make millions of dollars for the corporations.
The book is available from Amazon.com
