Monthly Review
This section has The latest influential and thought provoking research papers, white papers, journal articles on Supply Chain Improvements. If you want to contribute an article, or suggest a topic for a paper, please contact us.
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March 2010 |
This article, published in the March/April 2010 issue of the Materials Handling and Distribution magazines talks about the strategist -implementor divide. |
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March 2010 |
This is a brochure for the green supply chain workshops held by Global Supply Chain Group from time to time. |
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February 2010 |
This article – published in Materials Handling and Distribution Journal in January 2010 explodes several dangerous myths prevalent in the logistics outsourcing circles. |
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November 2009 |
In this published article, Vivek Sood reveals and discusses the common factors that cause supply chain strategies to fail. Despite corporations spending billions of dollars each year on strategy formulations and implementation, the shortfall in execution remains staggering. In this published article, Vivek Sood reveals and discusses the common factors that cause supply chain strategies to fail – and what to do about it. |
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May 2009 |
What do Gandhi, Winston Churchill, FDR, Deng Xiao Ping, Bismarck, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Despite the differences in times, places and circumstances, each of these took a large and divided group of people staring despondently into an abyss and –– with gritty determination, inspiration and pragmatism –– steered them to relative safety and prosperity. These were true leaders for tough times. In this published article Vivek Sood discusses how Supply Chain Leadership can saving corporations from the impending global financial and economic crisis. |
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July 2008 |
Lining up the planets in your favour – How to make supply meet demand? |
Vivek Sood and Tony Fedorowicz of the Global Supply Chain Group outline the basics of Intelligent Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). No demand forecast is perfect and no supply system is capable of meeting all the demand perfectly all the time. S&OP brings together two disparate but essential mechanisms to look at an even bigger picture. |
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May 2008 |
Demand is from Mars, Supply is from Venus and S & OP is from Pluto |
This article, published in May 2008 and written by Vivek Sood and Tony Fedorowicz looks at why the Sales and Operations Planning Process (S & OP) at most organisations is set-up for failure. In a second article in this series the authors look at what must be done to make S & OP process successful. (Download PDF) |
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March 2008 |
In this article, published in March 2008, authors Vivek Sood and Tony Fedorowicz ask five fundamental questions that every environmentally aware CEO and board need to ask about their organisation and its Supply Chain. |
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February 2008 |
In this articles published in Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (AVSO) Journal, Tony Fedorowicz, then the General Manager of Global Supply Chain Group explains the basic fundamentals of Supply Chains as they apply to the wine industry. Further, he details how the industry can benefit immensely by maximising the power of its Supply Chain. (Download PDF) |
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August 2006 |
In this keynote speech, Dr. Wolfgang Partsch, senior partner of Global Supply Chain Group details the emerging Supply Chain Parameters in European Supply Chains. |
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June 2006 |
We have now arrived at the time in history where Six Sigma methodology needs to be widely adapted and adopted for supply chain management. This article outlines a very detailed and rigorous approach that is required for this purpose. The benefits for end-to-end supply chains are immense. This defines the major difference between the supply chain winners and the supply chain followers. With potential savings of 3% to 12% of the total revenues the effort will prove to be highly rewarding and well worth the investment. |
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April 2006 |
This article discusses the three C’s of the supply chains. Removing these three C’s – Complexity, Congestion and Costs – can take any organisation to the next level in their quest for Supply Chain Excellence. |
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March 2006 |
This article draws an interesting parallel between the banking industry of the yesteryears and the shipping industry of today. In terms of their sophistication, risk management practices and trading profile – there is tremendous amount of parallel. The outcomes may likely mirror each other too! |
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February 2006 |
This articles discusses new sources of finance in the global shipping industry driving new agenda. What are the likely effects and outcomes? |
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January 2006 |
Inherent in the changing landscape of global supply chains are two forces driving consolidation and modularisation. What does it mean to your business? (Download PDF) |
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December 2005 |
The language of Supply Chain Management is still being formed. It is likely to evolve more. Why is this important to you and your business? (Download PDF) |
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November 2005 |
Increasing commoditisation of supply chains services, processes, and infrastructure will lead to modularisation and rate collapse during the next crash. Search for newer sources of competitive advantage will lead greater outsourcing and further modularisation. |
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June 2005 |
Australian Logistics Industry – A Comprehensive Review |
A comprehensive review and survey of the Australian Logistics scene. (Download PDF) |
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December 2004 |
The trader and gambling mentality in global shipping industry does not lend itself well to strategy formulation and implementation. Why this will eventually lead to a massive surplus of new ships and rate collapse? What to do about this? |
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November 2004 |
Supply Chain transformations are the flavour of the month. However, like all bandwagons, this one getting crowded too. And the people paying lip service are discovering pitfalls of not doing things well! |
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October 2004 |
When it comes to Supply Chains, the difference between the winners and the losers is very small. Just a handful of things make all the difference. |
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September 2004 |
This article – based on a Harvard Business Review published letter from the writer traces the essential primary tools required to achieve a successful transformations in Supply Chains. It cuts through the usual academic platitudes in order to go deeper into understanding business dynamics prior to effecting change. |
