| | | HOW THE DIGITALIZATION OF THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN BRINGS VALUE TO THE BRAND | | Digital supply chain transformations in the food industry have led to full product transparency for the consumer. But what about the brand? Inventory and product data accuracy, speed to market, waste management and the ability to quickly identify and respond to supply chain issues are all crucial fo... | | |
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| | | MODERNIZING THE DATA WAREHOUSING – BEYOND PERFORMANCE | | Configuration, management, tuning and other tasks can take away from valuable time spent on business analytics. If a platform leads to coding workarounds, non-intuitive implementations and other problems, it can make a big impact on long-term resource usage and cost. A lot of enterprise analytics pl... | | |
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| | | SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE: LESSONS FROM 2020 | | Many businesses have had to change their operations at short notice and found new ways of working. New business models emerged to meet customer demand, which changed significantly amid lockdowns across the world. | | |
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| | | SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS: RESPONDING TO NEW FEDERAL DEMANDS AFTER “SOLARWINDS” | | The “SolarWinds” event made public in Dec. 2020 has drawn intense scrutiny of how commercial enterprises as well as government agencies are exposed to threats that can be delivered through the supply chain. The result will be many government initiatives, and new contract requirements, ob... | | |
| | | RETHINK YOUR FUTURE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKFORCE | | Supply chain organizations are unnecessarily complex, hindering their agility to execute work and preventing workforce responsiveness. Complex work design results in complex skills and competencies, and employees cannot prioritize the most essential work tasks and outcomes. At the same time, most CE... | | |
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| | | THE FUTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN: CRISIS SHAPES THE PROFESSION | | The supply chain profession entered 2020 leading the digitalization of ecosystems, delivering the customer experience, managing trade uncertainty, and applying circular economy concepts. Then, COVID-19 caused an unforeseen, dramatic shift. From a business perspective, some industries benefited, but ... | | |
| | | DE-RISKING SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH NEARSHORING | | The one-two punch of the trade war and the pandemic have put supply chains under the microscope. And what’s been revealed are the vulnerabilities inherent in long, opaque operations, especially during a crisis. To build in resilience, sourcing managers are increasingly looking closer to home. ... | | |