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 […]
Airlines are Adjusting their 5-STAR Business Networks to the New Economic Reality
Airlines are Adjusting their 5-STAR Business Networks to the New Economic Reality About 5-star Business Network As the economic centre of the world moves more and more towards its more populous nations in Asia, a number of businesses are realising that they must adjust their business models, as well as their 5-STAR Business Networks to […]
Green Supply Chains and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Green Supply Chains One oupply Chainsf the best definitions of Corporate Social Responsibility is perhaps provided by Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s The Benchmark Foundation. It states “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the decision-making and implementation process that guides all company activities in the protection and promotion of international human rights, labor and environmental standards and compliance […]
How Supply Chain is the New Electricity & Why SCM is Needed?
How Supply Chain is the New Electricity & Why SCM is Needed? About Supply Chain Management Recently I did a small but quite interesting thought experiment with one of my sons. We were discussing the invention of electricity and he asked me: “Dad, what would happen if there was no electricity?” Since I actually had […]
Business Transformations- The Second Big Mistake
Business Transformations- The Second Big Mistake In this article, I want to focus on the second biggest mistake companies make during business transformations. In case you are wondering why I am focusing on the second biggest mistake rather than the biggest one – it is because I have already written a blog post on that […]
Upgrading your Supply Chain To Its Next Level- Vivek Sood
Upgrading your Supply Chain To Its Next Level The meeting room was as sparsely appointed as most meeting rooms used for supplier meetings these days. There were no windows, and barely any space to move. A round table in the center was surrounded by four cheap chairs. The message it sent was of frugality and […]
2000’s Supply Chain – The Nokia Vs. Ericsson Rivalry
2000’s Supply Chain – The Nokia Vs. Ericsson Rivalry Things To Know About Supply Chain Security Here is a story of the fire than tipped the balance within an industry. Two stalwarts in the mobile phone industry in March 2000 were equally impacted by the same event – a lightning fire in the chip manufacturing […]
Freight Costs Reduction- Strategies Of Supply Chain
Freight Costs Reduction- Strategies Of Supply Chain Effective Strategy Of Supply Chain Freight cost reduction is almost always the last frontier in the cost reduction landscape. At the board level, most companies do not pay much attention to their external freight costs. These costs never get the attention they deserve because they are scattered all […]
10 Reasons Why Your Business Networks Are Your Business’ Net Worth
10 Reasons Why Your Business Networks Are Your Business’ Net Worth The simplest definition of business is to sell or buy goods or services. Though It may define the trading style of the past centuries now business is not that simple. One needs to compete strongly to stay in the market, to be the best […]
5 Reasons Why Profits Of Business are Shrinking and How?
Profits of Business- There is no doubt that confusion results in loss of action. Because clarity is the basis of all actions. Clarity gives you confidence and confidence results in action. Imagine a scenario where you need to make a decision and, in order to make a decision you need information, some of which is […]
