November 2016
Is supply chain management strategic or tactical? Are the best supply chains collaborative? Should the goal be an integrated supply chain or an integrative supply chain? The answers are a mixed bag, according to this month’s contributors.
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Defend the company brand, too
Looking back at 10 years' worth of columns, I see two related supply chain trends that need to evolve more quickly.
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Innovation is a team activity
Successful innovation projects include team members who can collaborate across multiple functional areas. How is your supply chain team performing?
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The emergence of the strategic leader
The strategic supply chain requires a new kind of leader; one with skills and orientations not currently found in many supply chain managers. Here's what we need to…
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Protectors of the Brand
In a world where Tweets go viral, supply chain professionals are charged with more than having two sources of supply. They must also have strategies and processes in place to…
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The Collaboration Journey: Are we there yet?
After 20 plus years of talking about collaboration, there is still a long way to go.
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Fighting amazon’s supply chain takeover
Amazon's investments in freight forwarding and air transport present new competition to logistics providers. Here's how freight forwarders and air cargo companies can…
