... Instagram all significantly more ubiquitous, where are supply leaders going with social media? What skill mix defines a great supply chain professional in 2020? We’ve asked variations of this question since 2011 and have seen a steady rise in the importance of soft skills like communication and influence, and ...
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... Political Advertising and Confirmation Bias By Michael Uskert | October 16, 2020 Cherry picking data, selective and incomplete use of evidence, and quote mining … it is election time in the United States and the political ads that accompany the electoral process are in full force. For those of you unfamiliar ...
... products’ carbon footprint at the point of sale. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to have a supply chain that is both dirtier and more expensive? Supply Chain 2020: It’s Already Too Late Crayola was ahead of its time. Renewable energy is a strategic necessity going forward. I hope this isn’t news. ...
... interactions and documents surrounding complex shipments. With or without blockchain, ecosystem enablement is hard. Consequently, Gartner predicts that through 2020, business partner onboarding and governance challenges will halt 90% of supply chain blockchain initiatives across medium- to large-scale enterprises ...
... Product Portfolio Management … Many companies, particularly in consumer products (CP), reduced their product portfolios by one-quarter to one-third in 2020, to free up capacity and maintain customer service levels amid supply and demand disruptions. One CP company did a deep dive into its portfolio and ...
... O'Marah | August 28, 2015 Back in 2007, Coca-Cola announced a then audacious goal to replenish 100% of the water it uses in its drinks production by 2020. At that time the idea that supply chain organisations should, or even could, own sustainability targets was radical. “Too expensive… too complicated ...
... to reprogramme rapidly to allow fast changeovers on manufacturing lines. Internet of things. Cisco predicts 60 billion internet-connected things by 2020. The number matters less than the fact that most demand data will soon come from inanimate objects dispensing orders for everything from replacement ...
... Racial Discrimination: A Harder Look in the Mirror By Stan Aronow | June 12, 2020 It has been nearly three weeks since George Floyd was brutally killed by police in Minneapolis, adding to a shameful list that has grown steadily over many lifetimes. Protests are continuing across the United States, where ...
... Beware Early Work-at-Home Success By Michael Uskert | May 01, 2020 Ready or not, in a matter of days COVID-19 thrust companies into a work-at-home situation for every employee that possibly could. In speaking with several chief supply chain officers over the last two weeks, despite some early technology ...