Business Technology Without Purpose – a Missile Without a Guidance System
Business Technology Nobody sets out thinking, I have no purpose for bringing this technology into our company, but I will do this anyway (well a few rare twisted souls might do it – totally driven by a side deal that meets their self-interest). Yet, post-hoc analysis reveals so many IT projects fail due to a […]
The Universe of Workology | 5 star business|vivek sood
I cannot claim to know everything in the universe of workology. But after starting work at the age of 17 and worked almost continuously (barring a few short breaks for full time studies), for the last 34 years I do have a perspective. And, I do not hesitate to share it when the need arises. Recently, […]
Changing Role of Supply Chain optimization 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. Here are some insights and excerpts from my speech on this topic. You can see the video on Latest […]
If Your Business Has Too Much Internal Focus, You Could Be Missing Out
Internal Focus It’s no surprise that customers hate companies with too much focus. As organizations free up their inter-departmental planning from rigidities, the communications start to bloom. Efficiency improves considerable and everybody starts running together, faster. However, a higher set of problems emerge due to lack of external focus – on suppliers, customers, and end-consumers. […]
business planning | why your business might suffer ?
To combat the symptoms of departmental silos many organizations implement a very rigid Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Business Planning This helps run their internal processes and coordinates inter-departmental communication. By their nature, these systems are very formulaic and prescriptive with a one-size fits all approach to planning. Now a different bunch of problems start surfacing […]
A Revamped Business Model: The Introduction of Customer Centric
New challenges need new responses. The common organizational model looks like the generic drainpipe structure, meeting the mammalian need for an ordered hierarchy and flow of power within a business. Most companies have evolved in the last 2 decades and their functioning has become almost entirely customer centric. Their customers’ priorities drive most of the […]
Departmental Silos: The Achilles Heel of Your Company
Departmental Silos: The Achilles Heel of Your Company Departmental Silos: The Achilles Heel of Your Company AUTHOR VIVEK SOOD TIME TO READ 6 minutes last update January 14, 2022 Businesses are gradually being chained by a number of forces so ubiquitous and accepted by all of us, that we fail to notice their impact on […]
Uses and misuses of benchmarks in supply chain management SCM
Speech of Supply Chain Management SCM There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Benjamin Disraeli About More Supply Chain Management SCM Benchmarks are a peculiarly virulent form of statistics which can be used to make a positive change, or misused to make a dodgy sale. On one hand a benchmark, such as a world record […]
The Right Way to Improve Your Supply Chain management – Vivek SOOD
The Right Way to Improve Your Supply Chain management The Apple watch left me underwhelmed as did the plethora of me-too tablets and phones which are barely struggling to keep up with the ever more nimble competition. Collaboration of SCM Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an essential element of operational efficiency. SCM is critical to […]
How Good is Your Supply Chain Optimisation? | vivek sood
About Supply Chain optimisation System demos are tedious things at best. The developers are trying to showcase the best aspects of their baby in best possible light. They have spent months, sometimes years, thinking about and developing functionality. It is really a big ask to show off the usefulness of it all, in half an […]
