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Supply chain management is gaining focus in China
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 08/10/2014
» We attended the Supply Chain Executive World Summit in Shanghai in September and were struck by the recent advances in supply chain management (SCM) in China. Not so long ago, in our line of work, we had trouble getting Chinese businesspeople to consider the SCM body of knowledge and how their enterprises could benefit by applying it. Now, it is quite clear that the tide has turned.
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.
Greater the change, the more it's the same
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 02/07/2014
» In our usual review of current news and opinion, we have perceived a certain theme — the pace of progress seems so rapid in many areas, especially in technology and economics, but not all people see it as true progress. Such is human nature to second-guess progress and resist change.
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.
The scor model is still the standard
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 04/12/2013
» We are reminded of a couple of expressions lately. First, "What goes around comes around." Second, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
Supply chain asia awards recognise excellence
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 20/11/2013
» It is time to again remind readers about Supply Chain Asia (SCA), the non-profit body that brings together professionals from the logistics and supply chain industry with the common purpose of sharing knowledge, learning from one another and creating opportunities for collaboration. The organisation has roots in Thailand, with Bangkok having been the location for the inaugural conferences years ago.
A new way of managing
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 28/08/2013
» Joe and Peter meet at the cocktail reception of a business conference. They begin comparing experiences in their respective companies and the topic turns to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
Practical and effective approach to building supply chain management capability
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 05/06/2013
» We are writing further on the topic of the emerging approach of supply chain coaching. As we have written before, we see this as a most effective way to bridge the gap in supply chain management (SCM) between classroom education and training, the traditional education from the institutions, to the very basic and pragmatic knowledge embedded in the organisation so that, on a day-to-day basis, supply teams are truly effectively in alignment with a company's objectives.