Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Using the Past to Create the Future

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the September-October 2015 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers.

September-October 2015

It’s September, which means the kids are going back to school, and soon, you’ll spend the evenings helping them with their lessons. September is also the month that we publish Gartner’s annual look at the Top 25 supply chains. While the Top 25 is a celebration of great supply chains, the leaders also offer lessons for the rest of us who aspire to the top. It’s news you can use right now in your planning. And, we’ll have you home for dinner on Tuesday. We hope you’ll join us for this inaugural event.

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Big Data, cloud computing, driverless vehicles, drones, 3D printing, The Internet of Things: It seems that never a day goes by without the arrival of another paradigm-shifting innovation.

Market and industry dynamics are constantly changing. The emergence of omni-channel retailing, wide fluctuations in energy prices that require supply chain designs to be revisited, and the impact of mega-size container ships on global operations are just a few examples of these changes.

While you likely find this endless stream of new capabilities and applications exciting, you might also be feeling somewhat overwhelmed. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to identify how these developments translate into successful supply chain innovations (SCI) that can be leveraged to create competitive
advantage.

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