Global Supply Chain Group’s Guide To Strategic Sourcing
There was a time when strategic sourcing meant aggregation of spend across the divisions and running a tender. Sophisticated techniques have since then gradually crept into this discipline. Strategic Sourcing has become more strategic and less sourcing oriented. A complete supply chain perspective, melded with corporate governance imperatives has given rise to the supply chain […]
Global Supply Chain Group’s Guide To Inventory Management
Most CFOs already know that slightest increase in interest rates or their WACC could easily increase the inventory costs so high that they would start making a huge dent in the quarterly profits. However, among the rest of the management, the awareness of this vulnerability is not so high – and they are likely to […]
Ten Biggest Mistakes Of Logistics Companies
LOGISTICS INDUSTRY IS ACCELERATING INTO UNCERTAINTY – WITH SHIFTING DEMAND PATTERNS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FORTHE NEW COMPETITORS TO CHALLENGE OLD BUSINESS MODELS (1) This report lists TEN of the biggest mistakes we have seen and provides some suggestions to overcome these. THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMISED ADVICE ABOUT STRATEGY, SUPPLY […]
Global Supply Chain Group’s Guide To Demand Management
Demand management was the simplest part of supply chain management at one time. In the stable economy prior to the start of the economic turmoil, it was easy; frequent short cuts were deployed to fast track the process. Covid-19 has turned the world upside down for the entire discipline of supply chain management in general, […]
Fundamentals Of Practical Supply Chain Management
If you are considering this report, you have to ask yourself one simple question – How solid is the knowledge of Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in your company? If you are already fully convinced that the knowledge base about the Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management in your company is as good as it gets, […]
Use Supply Chain For Innovation – Frameworks, Case Studies And Guidelines
This report outlines case studies of how companies have used supply chain to design better products, faster than their competitors. Having done that it outlines real life frameworks based on our project experience which can be used by any company to do exactly the same thing and bridge the gap between design and commercialisation of […]
Global Supply Chain Group’s Guide To Production Planning
Right in the centre of the bull’s eye, in the middle of the supply chain management universe, sits production planning and scheduling. Whether you are making to order, or making to stock, or something in the middle (such as assemble to order, or sub-assemble to order, or some other variant of the postponement strategy), production […]
The 5-STAR Business Network
The CEOs Who Are Building The Next Generation Of Super Corporations With It Most effective business leaders know:* Why did Apple sue Samsung while it continues to buy critical parts for its winning products from Samsung?* Why did Google create Android OS for mobile applications, and is now talking about opening its own retail stores?* […]
Outsourcing 3.0
Outperform Outsource Outprofit WHAT DO GREAT CORPORATE LEADERS HAVE IN COMMON? “Their ability to pick and extract the power from uncommon teams – teams of internal experts and external service providers who can aggregate, work well together under pressure, and create the magic called success. That is where it becomes critical to outsource well.”
Unchain Your Corporation
THIS IS THE TIME TO UNCHAIN YOUR CORPORATION COVID-19 is only the latest CHALLENGE as executives respond to fundamental shifts in global economics and technologies. Almost every business is challenged, and every supply chain is out of date now. Those who respond first could capture massive advantage. Every business transformation project is a massive challenge.