Have You Seen These Tricks with KPIs ?
I came across the following picture on the blog of Thaku Huni and the thought struck me about a situation I encounter quite frequently: Business With KPIs If you asked any objective person about the KPIs of the group of six men above – most people will agree that at least on quality (meeting customer […]
What Businesses Can Gain from the Transformation of Brazilian Soccer – Part 3/4
In the first blog in this series I wrote about the Brazilian soccer teams’ transformation from an individualistic style of play to a network style game. In early 90s, more than two decades since the last World Cup championship title and Brazil faced an interesting juxtaposition – continue with what led to past success of […]
What Businesses Can Gain from the Transformation of Brazilian Soccer – Part 4/4
This is the concluding entry in this series of blogs – where I reminisced about my experiences from learning to play hockey in India, and watching Brazilian soccer transformation over the past several decades. In the first blog in this series I wrote about the Brazilian soccer teams’ transformation from an individualistic style of play to a […]
HOW SUPPLY CHAIN 3.0 CAN LEAD TO TANGIBLE BUSINESS BENEFITS
About Supply Chain 3.0 In this series, I will address the second question raised at the start of the previous blog series – “What are the benefits of supply chain 3.0?” Before answering that question, let me go over the three type of responses I generally get when I explain to people that supply chain 3.0 is real. Most of […]
HOW SUPPLY CHAIN 3.0 CAN LEAD TO TANGIBLE BUSINESS BENEFITS (Part 4 of 6)
Supply Chain Metaphors I hope by now you have grasped the business model in which Supply Chain 3.0 resides. Before we examine all the concrete benefits of Supply Chain 3.0, let us briefly differentiate it from its predecessors. Table 1 sets out to do that: Table 1 – Supply Chain Metaphors Supply […]
HOW SUPPLY CHAIN 3.0 CAN LEAD TO TANGIBLE BUSINESS BENEFITS (Part 5 of 6)
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 as the […]
Globalisation Is Inevitable – Prepare For It
About Globalisation In Supply Chain When we renamed our company Global Supply Chain Group in 2006, the key thought running in my mind was that despite clear and evident trend of globalisation – most companies still ran their supply chain on a regional basis. Many of our clients see value in global integration of their […]
New Business Models for the New World
Know More New Business Models I write my blog mostly because I enjoy writing on the topics I cover. But I have noticed an interesting side-effect which is starting to bring home to me the power of electronic media and blogs. I never thought that the effect will be so direct, immediate and measurable, but […]
Why Cost Cutting Can Sometimes Become Too Costly?
Whenever a company announces a cost cutting drive, the markets respond with enthusiasm, driving up the share price. There are at least four assumptions underpinning this enthusiasm: The company had excessive fat, and needed to be trimmed down. The people conducting the diagnostic of what to cut are capable of identifying where the fat is, […]
Has Intel Missed the Mobile Boat?
Has Intel missed the mobile boat? Has Intel missed the mobile boat? VIVEK SOOD AUTHOR TIME TO READ 6 minutes last update January 14, 2022 Intel has long been the model of Innovation. In particular, its famous tick-tock product development strategy has been hailed as a case study for learning how to balance the current […]
