Management

Supply Chain Management is Strategy

Friday, August 7, 2020 · Michael Gravier A study just published in one of the world’s top research journals confirmed what supply chain managers already knew: the most successful companies manage and orient their entire supply chain network to best serve the final end consumer, and they do this by tearing down…

New BCG Report: Designing Resilience into Global Supply Chains

Thursday, August 6, 2020 · Patrick Burnson BCG’s new report outlines how companies must build more resilience into their manufacturing and supply networks—even if that resilience leads to extra costs.

Rising COVID-19 Cases Force Logistics Experts To Expedite Technology For Safety & Production

Thursday, July 30, 2020 · Dijam Panigrahi Logistics and supply chain outfits across the country have deployed business continuity response teams to build coordinated efforts that bring together technology, operations, communications, and HR to build a set of policies, processes and procedures to keep everyone safe.

Decarbonizing Freight Transportation Using Carbon Offsets

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 · Catherine Dame and Abdelrahman Hefny Researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics explored the use of carbon offsets to leverage sustainability commitments to drive investment in green transport systems through projects like fleet renewal programs.

Three Steps to Creating A Culture Of Knowledge Management

Monday, July 20, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi Success in today’s global business environment can be more effective when executives can manifest themselves as change agents who reshape, and in some cases, manipulate corporate culture to better apply knowledge and create competitive advantage.

Resilience360 and BCI Report Shows Impact of Pandemic Impact on Supply Chains

Monday, July 20, 2020 · Patrick Burnson The latest report from Resilience360 and Business Continuity Institute (BCI), entitled "COVID19: The Future of Supply Chains" shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on supply chains, with 73% of organizations encountering ‘some’ or ‘significant’…

Sourcing From Asia: What US Companies Need To Know

Sunday, July 19, 2020 · Rohan Thambrahalli With companies across the globe restarting operations in the new normal, executive leaders are balancing the standard way of doing business against the innovation needed to build growth in 2020.

How To Manage Organizational Knowledge Without Killing It

Monday, July 6, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi Knowledge is identified as a multi-faceted concept, and is distinct from information and data.

Supply Chain Management is not enough

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 · Craig L. Pearce and Christina L. Wassenaar Is shared supply chain leadership the future? Shared leadership entails the informal, serial emergence of multiple leaders, depending on the knowledge, skills and abilities of the individuals involved, while considering the emerging requirements of the tasks facing those parties.

Gartner Gives First-Place Supply Chain Management Ranking to University of Arkansas

Monday, June 29, 2020 · Patrick Burnson The supply chain management undergraduate program in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has been ranked No. 1 in North America by the leading global research firm Gartner.

What Your Business Strategy Should Include

Monday, June 29, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi When executives analyze strategy, they can create more knowledge and find the best solution using a problematic search of various options.

Even Today, Having a Knowledge Management Strategy is More Important than You Think

Monday, June 22, 2020 · Mostafa Sayyadi It is important for executives to understand how knowledge can be categorized. There are two important taxonomies of knowledge that need to be discussed.

Gartner Announces Winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2020 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives that transform the supply chain in the life sciences, healthcare providers, high-tech, consumer products,…

Localization is Seeding Innovative Produce Supply Chains

Friday, June 12, 2020 · Chris Mejia Argueta, Alexis H. Bateman, & Ken Cottrill The COVID-19 crisis is shining a light on the vulnerabilities of food supply chains, as well as opportunities to develop inventive ways to deliver fresh foods such as fruit and vegetables from farm to table.

Supply Chain Creativity During COVID-19

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 · Dennis Maher & Bob Scheuer When a previously nonexistent health threat spreads across the globe in a matter of weeks, demand for essential medical equipment suddenly outstrips supply.