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David vs Goliath in the supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 23/08/2017
» With the Internet of Things (IoT) and the "digital first" lifestyle becoming mainstream, large and established companies (Goliaths) are under attack by advancing startups (Davids).
Industrial revolution 4.0: depopulating supply chains
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 09/03/2016
» Who will control the world in future? Humans or robots? This question may seem weird to many but it is not entirely unfounded.
The traceability challenge in the supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 13/01/2016
» In the past, considerable physical and temporal distance separated the upstream activities of a supply chain from a manufacturer and its downstream stakeholders. Now technology, especially mobile devices and social media, can make downstream stakeholders -- consumers, business customers, news media, regulators and NGOs -- aware of upstream risk almost instantly.
Welcome to the new world of 'reshoring'
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 08/04/2015
» Germany's Software AG says 2015 is shaping up as the tipping point for supply chains. It recently released its top 10 predictions for the manufacturing and supply chain industry this year, one of which relates to the emerging trend of "reshoring" — the return of manufacturing to developed markets as wages rise in emerging economies.
The value of simplicity
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 03/12/2014
» For any large organisation to be effective, it must be simple, former General Electric chairman Jack Welch once observed. Delayering, streamlining and asking targeted questions are all part of the process. When it comes to supply chain streamlining and lean management, simplicity is easier said than done, but the pay-off is immense.
3D printing and supply chain disruption
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 18/06/2014
» If you’re not excited by 3D printing, you’re not thinking big enough, say some technology visionaries who predict that life on Earth will soon change radically due to it.
The 'Shared Value' supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 27/03/2013
» One of the biggest challenges the world faces over the next half-century is how to create a better quality of life for a global population that is expected to top out at 9 billion by 2050. As populations expand, finite resources such as land, water and energy as well as biological resources get divided among increasing numbers of people, with the distinct possibility some will be left with no resources at all, posing a serious global humanitarian threat.
Packaging: A silent hero in the supply chain
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 26/09/2012
» In the run-up to the formation of the Asean Economic Community in 2015, the National Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Office has declared its goal to increase spending on research and development from less than 0.25% of gross domestic product, or US$1.1 billion, to 2% of GDP over the next decade.
The rise of Asia and reverse innovation
Business, Kanishka Ghosh, Published on 23/05/2012
» Will Asia reinvent itself as the world's innovation capital?