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5 Strategies That Will Save Your Supply Chain Company
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Intel Gearing Up To Face The Mobile Assault: It May Even Beat Them
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The Corporate World Look In Supply Chain 2013 has been a breakthrough year for the top echelon of professionals around the world. One of the reasons, in my view, is the focus on mindfulness. For the first time, I have seen the corporate world embrace a practice adopted in the personal lives of many masters
Will Samsung Use Galaxy S5 To Eat Apple Business Lunch?
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I have set the scene in the first entry of this blog series. Things are changing, moving, and old business models are not working anymore. That is why I proposed even a new organisational model in my book The 5-STAR Business Network from which some of the following excerpts are taken with modifications. SUPPLY CHAIN
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As you can see, supply chain 3.0 is for everyone, small and big companies. Now let me demonstrate the concrete benefits of having supply chain 3.0 and I promise these are not dull or irrelevant stories. Supply Chain 3.0 Helps Leverage Your Business Infrastructure Over the past several decades, both the global economy as well
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Following are some of the key benefits of Green supply chains: Positive Impact On Financial Performance Despite ample evidence to the contrary, there persists a myth that going green costs additional expense. Some of the factors responsible for persistence of this myth are inertia, the lack of a systematic approach and an unwillingness to engage
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Supply Chain Management In Digital Economy In the rapidly changing world – role of supply chain is constantly evolving. There are now at least three generations of supply chains and the confusion about the roles and expectations is leading to massive losses inside the corporations.
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My last post “Supply Chain Confusion could kill your business“ generated several great comments from highly qualified professionals around the world, and in this post I want to explore the reasons for the confusion. Obviously, the confusion is debilitating, and unprofitable. I am sure readers will have their own experiences with the confusion in supply chain world,
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Supply Chain Management Software, Executives, managers and businessmen encounter a multitude of problems while deciding, selecting, implementing and using supply chain management software. We have created a poll to stimulate discussion on the most common problems. Please participate in the poll and use comment section to share your experience. Here is the link to the
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Why Facebook’s $19 Billion Purchase Of WhatsApp Reminds Me Of NewsCorp Buying Myspace
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McDonald’s Myth-Buster Video Goes Viral – Rise Of Social Engagement Using Supply Chain Transparency
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Nokia’s Supply Chain Business – Sheds Iconic phone unit
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Amazon’s Threat to Australian Retailer – Some points missing
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How To Get The Biggest Bang On Supply Chain For Your Technology Buck
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What Best Can We Learn About Supply Chain Security From One Of The Shrewdest Pivots In Business History
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This Supply Chain Company Spent $28 Billion On Freight Last Year – Could It Have Done Better?
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The Startup Struggles with Supply Chain: What is the answer
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What Are Two Major Flaws In Amazon Supply Chain?
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How To Reduce Complexity In Supply Chain Post COVID-19?
I was recently asked this question on the popular Q & A forum QUORA. Sometimes, when the question is really good, I take my time
How To Cope With Supply Chain Disruptions Resulting From COVID-19 Crisis?
How to cope with Supply Chain Disruptions Resulting From Covid-19 I was prompted to write this blog post because of emails on LinkedIn like this
High Demand For Supply Chain Experts & know the Steps Of it?
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Why Finding the Right Management Consultants Is Difficult?
Why Finding The Right Management Consultants Is Difficult If you have watched the globally famous TV show, Who wants to be a millionaire? you will
Why Supply Chain Business Transformations (BT) Jobs Differ From Supply Chain Business-As-Usual (BAU) Jobs
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Why Good Supply Chain Business Executives Make Bad Business Consultants And Vice Versa
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Supply Chain Business – No. 1 And Most Common Flaw In S&OP Meetings
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Why Does Sales And Supply Chain Operation End Up Being Such A Frustrating Experience In Real Life?
What Is Sales And Operations Planning (S & OP), And What Is Its Significance In Supply Chain Operation Management? In any company sales department or
Supply Chain Training Zoo – Who Is Who ? 101
Supply Chain Training Level We often get this question for two reasons: 1. People are trying to peg where our company’s training offering is focused
Supply Chain Spiraling Out Of Control After The Suez Canal Fiasco And The Pandemic, Here Is What You Can Do Today About It – Part 2
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Can You Get Unique Competitive Advantage From Off-The-Shelf Supply Chain Software?
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What Happens When You Rename Your Logistics Department As The Supply Chain Group Without Corresponding Skills Upgrade?
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Supply Chain Management Planning And Execution Needs Decision Making For a human to be switched on 24/7 and make real time decisions as soon as
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S&OP brings together two disparate but essential mechanisms to look at an even bigger picture. On One Hand, Demand Management Is The Art Of Maximising
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What Could You Possibly Do To Combat The Overwhelming Container In Supply Chain Freight Rates?
The Overwhelming Container In Supply Chain Freight Rates It is a scary trend – and one index after another is confirming it. Container freight rates
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In the supply chain, the commodity and services generally flow downstream from the origin to customer point of consumption. There is also a backward flow
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It won’t be an overstatement anymore to say that among the top three things on every CEO’s and boards’ mind is this question – what
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