... hopes and dreams, today it’s more like an ambitious young professional getting on with things. What gets measured gets done I got a note this week from Pier Luigi Sigismondi, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Unilever, upon the release of his company’s Sustainable Living Plan. After spending a few hours trawling ...
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... problem in emerging markets is certainly not unique to Africa. We have consumer goods companies probing this question as it relates to entering China, hi-tech companies facing the issue in Latin America, and industrials wrestling with it in India. So much opportunity, but so few qualified people, and ...
... in the real world of operations? A. Ascendant Operations at Apple Tim Cook is the most iconic supply chain professionalto have gained the lofty position of CEO. As the hand-picked successor to Steve Jobs, Cook has been a stellar Chief Executive Officer guiding Apple through uncertainty and pullback ...
... like Amazon Prime Air to automate last-mile delivery. Plus, its partnership with Daimler-Benz taps into an existing vein of investment in driverless vehicles, which in turn means research on machine vision, GPS tracking, motion sensing and massive data analytics are all available to the cause. The practicalities ...
... over 800 supply chain professionals recently asking them to self-assess their progress toward this ideal. One-third believes they are fully integrated, while another 37% self-classify as “semi-integrated”. My opinion is that this assessment is overgenerous. Too many still struggle with cross-functional ...
... are only five American cities that have at least one franchise in all four major professional leagues going back to the 1960s. After New York, which did so first in 1946, Detroit comes second with teams reaching back to 1957. Plus, is there any franchise in any sport with a cooler logo than the Red Wings ...
... hundreds of their professional peers. It is truly a people’s choice award. Congratulations to this year’s Talent subcategory winners: Talent Diversity Champion of the Year – 3M 3M’s diversity initiatives are an essential catalyst for driving innovation and improving lives, designed to create an inclusive ...
... get from here to there, cash on hand to keep equipment moving and on and on – all of it is missing.” To healthcare professionals this challenge sounds insurmountable. To a supply chain architect this is just another day at the office. The good news is that consumer packaged goods companies worldwide are ...
... such are the high levels of exertion and competitiveness in operational roles that we can feel like we’re competing in one every day. Supply chain professionals are being stretched by new commercial needs, more stringent cost targets and ambitious transformation agendas — and often feel like they’ve reached ...