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Vietnam leads convenience store charge
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 19/04/2017
» Asia's grocery market is the largest in the world, with a predicted 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) up to 2021, according to the worldwide food and grocery research specialists at IGD. The size of the Asian market is forecast to reach US$4.8 trillion by 2021: equivalent to that of Europe and North America combined.
RedMart, Lazada and the future of online grocery market in Asia
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 25/01/2017
» Having been involved in a small way with the development of RedMart in Singapore, The Link is very pleased to share highlights of the following interview, shared by Laura Roberts, head of corporate communications at IGD.
Show your board how SCM improves both top and bottom lines
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 07/09/2016
» Picking up on our topic we began last time, via Supply Chain24/7.com, we will explore how supply chain management people can contribute not only to reducing costs but also to enabling growth of the top line. Clearly, supply chain managers need to be at the forefront of cost containment by helping to improve process efficiency, leveraging more affordable suppliers, or introducing new technologies.
A closer look at global supply chain ecosystems
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/02/2016
» We continue from our previous column with a more detailed synopsis of the key points Mark Millar makes in his important book, Global Supply Chain Ecosystems: Strategies for Competitive Advantage in a Complex, Connected World.
The top five solutions to reduce wasted miles
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 30/12/2015
» We round out 2015 with a very timely submission from IGD, the food and grocery research and training charity in Britain, with which we have been so pleased to become familiar just this year.
The importance of management of the supply chain
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 07/10/2015
» Is it easier to comprehend the key concept of supply chain management if we word it in a slightly different way? Let's call it management of the supply chain.
Defining 'Best' in a supply chain is difficult
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 24/09/2014
» We are very interested in the evolving debate about what constitutes a "top" supply chain. For many, the annual survey by AMR Research, subsequently acquired by Gartner, sets the bar. We have reported regularly on both the global and Asian winners of this survey, including the 2014 Global Top 25 on July 29.
Lessons from the world's supply chain leaders
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 30/07/2014
» We always look forward to the annual Gartner Supply Chain Top 25, not so much to see who’s in and who’s out, but for the insights that industry leaders offer into current trends and future directions.
A fresh take on business planning
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 12/02/2014
» We continue in our work with clients to introduce what is increasingly referred to as integrated business planning (IBP). While the concepts, principles and practices are evolving continuously, people have clearly moved away from using the more traditional labels such as sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business management to get a fresh take and to get away from the baggage that comes with the older terms.
What SCM trends ought to be in 2014
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 29/01/2014
» The start of a new year is time to take stock of where we are and where we're going. Reflecting back to this time last year, the major difference seems to be that people and businesses (indeed, many economies) are much more confident than at any time for several years.