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 […]
What You are making is Worth ?
One of my posts on LinkedIn sparked a lot of interest and a healthy debate. I am not sure about the reason for interest but seems like people agree with the above statement, as well as its reverse Supply Chain Network System The person who does less than s/he is paid for, will soon be […]
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, […]
Industrial Age Tools vs Information Age Weapons
This is the part 2 of my earlier post What I Learnt Fighting Pirates (Not in the Caribbean)! (that post was getting too long, so I had to break it into two parts). Industrials Supply Chain I asked bosun to send a repelling party to cut the ladder and the scrambling rope, while I sent two […]
What Data You Got is Not As Important as What you Do With It
First let me start with a story. I have some personal experience in 1990 with this ancient mariners’ rhyme: The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere: Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a painted shipUpon a painted ocean. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Last Miles of Amazon – vivek sood
Amazon Business A false-color satellite photograph of the Amazon River in Brazil. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Rivers become amazingly complex in their last few miles. If you have not yet done that try and navigate the Amazon delta from the sea up the river – it is an enlightening experience. As a former ships master, I […]
supply chain business |Even Bigger Troubles With Big Data
supply Chain Business Troubles Troubles in big data are starting to emerge. I have written about these earlier, and warned the clients to first make sure their small data is working as intended before jumping into big data. If you cannot control your small data, your ERP system, your EIS or your cloud then forget […]
