Supply Chain Management
Digital Supply Chain – The Enabler of Business Innovation
Software Supply Chain Risk Management: Leveraging Standards to Communicate Expectations
Time to Worry about your Software Supply Chain?
Is the Tesla Semi the next big thing in logistics?
Can a Cracked Smartphone Shed Light on the Future of Procurement?
If a broken mirror causes seven years of bad luck, then what does it mean when your smartphone screen shatters? Uncertain of the answer,
Accelerating Ethical Business: Can Technology Help?
Four Phrases to Eliminate Today to Move Procurement Forward
Supply Chain Sustainability: What We Know and Don’t Know
Supply chain sustainability is a nice idea, but there are a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to the finer details. So, while genuine progress has been made, there are also a lot of businesses whose commitment to a sustainable supply chain is questionable.
Procurement: From Theory to Practice
Not many people can say they haven't heard the voice of a young child asking “Why?” No matter what the subject matter we all seem to be programmed to want to know the “why” behind the “what.” The procurement workplace is no different but we tend to find difficulty in connecting these. Understanding the ins and outs of theory and practice become essential to success in the procurement world.
Why multiplying compliance risks demand a calculated strategy
In the past, compliance risk was a top-of-mind issue among select industries: regulators appeared to have banking and financial services, along with energy and extractives, under a constant microscope. But as supply chains expanded across oceans and continents, and countries legislated regulations to address bribery and corruption, terrorist financing and human trafficking, compliance risk grew for all types of organisations. Now the pressure is on you.
Air freights, drones, and the Internet of Things: what is the future of the supply chain?
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the global supply chain hasn’t really changed all that much. Products are made from raw materials in factories, shipped off somewhere else (either by land or sea), stored in a warehouse, and then distributed to retailers. Beyond a few small differences, this is more or less the way most people have acquired their stuff for nearly two hundred years.
The outsource economy
Globalisation has sparked a shift in production to third parties. Savvy manufacturers are tapping digital networks to maximise opportunities and minimise risk.
Opportunism: the other side of trust (Part 2)
Sustainable supply chains: do they really benefit my company?
As companies have started to internalise (and for that matter, practice) the triple bottom line concept of sustainability, the focus now has shifted to issues beyond their walls of operations and manufacturing. In the world of outsourcing, globalisation and interdependence of suppliers, companies must look into making their supply chains more sustainable.