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Supply chain trends and challenges in Asia-Pacific
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 08/02/2012
» The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 report for 2011, which we wrote about in the middle of last year, contained a number of timely conclusions as well as four themes for leaders and recommendations, based on the findings of the study.
Integrative improvement
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 09/05/2012
» Many businesses ask themselves (and we have addressed this theme a few times in recent months) how they can get organisational performance to improve continuously. How do we get people to execute, at least, the basics well? How do we avoid slipping backward not too long after we have implemented improvements?
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).
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.
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.
S&OP, IBP and myths about technology
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 09/09/2015
» In our view, Lora Cecere, aka Supply Chain Shaman and the woman behind SupplyChainInsights.com, is bringing a breath of fresh air to supply chain management circles. She is presenting a great deal of fact-based, objective analysis of supply chain performance and challenging many contemporary views.
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.
Concurrency and its implications
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 31/05/2017
» Thanks to our old favourites at Kinaxis, we've been mulling over a profound piece written by Matt Davis at SCM World, entitled "Concurrency -- Embracing the death of S&OP, SCOR and other supply chain paradigms".
Preparing for the new era of concurrency
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 14/06/2017
» Picking up again from our piece two weeks ago, regarding work done by Matt Davis of SCM World entitled "Concurrency -- Embracing the death of S&OP, SCOR and other supply chain paradigms", we will share with you the action plan that he proposes.