Defining Supply Chain Risk
February 3, 2011
In a post entitled Defining the Supply Chain, I discussed how difficult it is to pin down exactly what the term “supply chain” means. That post was inspired by a question posed
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In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
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Agile Supply Chains
February 1, 2011
There are a number of descriptive modifiers being tossed about regarding supply chains — among them are: demand driven; efficient; intelligent; resilient; responsive; trusted; and agile. In this post, I would like
Entrepreneurs, Medium-Sized Companies, and the Global Supply Chain
January 31, 2011
Every entrepreneur hopes that his business will grow and succeed. When growth does occur, a “start-up company” eventually outgrows that label to become a medium- or larger-sized business. Scaling a business successfully,
Wal-Mart Looks to Expand Outward and Inward
January 28, 2011
Because of the impact Wal-Mart has in the marketplace, reporters and analysts watch its activities closely. Over the past few months, the company has been making headlines for its expansion plans. Wal-Mart’s
ERP and the Future of the Supply Chain
January 26, 2011
Supply chain analyst Lora Cecere reports that around 2003 a vision emerged “of an integrated end-to-end supply chain brought to life through extended ERP platforms.” She goes on to report, “It has
Trends in Supply Chain Software
January 25, 2011
Mary Shacklett, founder and president of Transworld Data, writes, “Supply chain management is adopting cost cutting, optimization, speed of deployment, agility and real-time process information and automation, with 21st century software leading
Defining the Supply Chain
January 20, 2011
A senior IBM consultant who anonymously writes the blog @ Supply Chain Management, recently wrote a post that asks: What is the Supply Chain? [10 January 2011] The author decided that this
Disaster Relief, Development, and Supply Chains: The "Last Mile" Challenge
January 19, 2011
Yesterday’s earthquake in Pakistan along with recent flooding in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Australia remind us that disasters come as regularly as trains in Switzerland. The floods in Australia had the government
Supply Chain Resilience and Supply Chain Security
January 17, 2011
According to a survey taken last year, “over 70 per cent of organizations … experienced at least one supply chain disruption in 2010” [“70pc of supply chains hit by disruption,” Supply Chain
Dan Gilmore’s Top Ten Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time
January 5, 2011
In an interesting article on the Supply Chain Digest web site, editor-in-chief Dan Gilmore asks, “What are the most important supply chain innovations of all-time? Can they even be identified?” [“The Top
