Executives and supply chain leaders face many challenges today in every aspect of their operations and enterprise integration. The following in my opinion are the
Top Supply Chain challenges leaders need to tackle in the Digital Age
It will not be a surprise for anyone when I say that the world around us evolved at the fastest pace in this decade. The
Successful Omnichannel Marketing strategy needs an aligned Supply Chain strategy
The OmniChannel Tsunami Customers in the Digital age have become increasingly mobile and channel-agnostic. There is a constant flux from one channel to another—from online
Five stages of achieving Supply Chain analytics maturity
Developing in-house Supply Chain analytics expertise does not happen overnight We hear about “Smart” Supply Chains and “Self driving” Supply Chains very frequently these days.
Structuring Teams for Supply Chain Transformations: An S&OP Example
Ten Faces of Innovation: The Book The approach suggested in this post is based on a book “Ten faces of innovation” by Tom Kelley and
Five Stages of Disruption: A Digital Supply Chain perspective
“The world’s biggest problems = biggest business opportunities” – Quote from the book “BOLD” by Steven Kotler Any Supply Chain technology will not be “Disruptive”
Role of Digital Supply Chains in Killing the four Ps of Marketing Mix
Four Ps of Marketing Mix are dead….long live the Four Cs of Marketing Mix In his book Marketing 4.0, Marketing Guru Philip Kotler suggests: “In a connected world,
Applications of Blockchain in Supply Chain
Key to effective adoption of any emerging and/or evolving technology is to identify the right use case. This video identifies five opportunity areas where Blockchain
Evaluating your Manufacturing Analytics capabilities
Looking to understand what type of Analytical approaches you should be leveraging for your Manufacturing operations ? This short explainer video gives you a high
Six trends that will impact Procurement in the Digital Age
Introduction Digital supply chains are the future and will present many opportunities for all businesses to tap efficiencies and add value to their products and
Spend Analytics primer for Procurement Managers – I/III
Spend Analytics lays the foundation of your Strategic Sourcing journey and hence it is critical to understand not only what the process is but also
Safety Stock Calculation for Inventory Managers – Part I/ III
Last year I published a book on application of Analytics in Supply Chain domain, print copies of which were distributed to ~70 Supply Chain
What made Logisticians Superheroes of Supply Chains
Logistics has been redefined in last few years, bringing it to the forefront within the broader Supply Chain umbrella and resulting in a new interpretation
Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Supply Chains -I/III
Attached is the first part of recording of my Webinar last week on “Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Supply Chains”. Big thanks to everyone who
Reviewing predictions from 2004 on Operations Management in 2020 : My Opinions
I found a copy of the magazine Business 2.0 in my stash of books and magazines this morning. The magazine is not published anymore but
Leveraging IoT in Inventory Management
The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is a term used to encompass the use of sensors, technology and networking to allow buildings, infrastructures, devices and additional
Books Available to Pre-order
My books on Manufacturing 4.0 and Digital Supply Chains are available to pre-order on Amazon.com and Amazon.in. Direct links are below. Digital Supply Chains Manufacturing
LSPs 2.0: Next level of evolution of Logistics Service Providers
Prelude One of the consequences of a “Big Data world”, created by innovations such as IoT, is the challenge faced by Supply Chain managers in
What does General Availability of Amazon Forecast tool mean for Data Science ecosystem?
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on “Self service Machine learning tools”. You can find a link to that article below. Launching
A Life lesson from experience: Failures happen so that you can be successful
My family in India has a “significant” armed forces background, with 1 in 3 men serving one of the branches of Indian armed forces as
Building your Manufacturing 4.0 Robotics Strategy
Why do you need a Robotics Strategy ? It is imperative for Business leaders to develop a Manufacturing 4.0 robotics strategy in order to start
Re-Branding in the Digital Age
Re-Branding Failure: Kodak case study As the ecosystem around us evolves into a Digital ecosystem, companies in all Industries need to re-brand themselves. Irrespective of
Standing against workplace bullying and intimidation : A habit developed from childhood experience (I/II)
My childhood story of standing against bullying I spent most of my childhood in boarding schools since my father’s job required him to move frequently.
Creating Product design and Supply Chain alignment
How product design influences Supply Chain Product design can have significant influence on Supply Chain efficiency. Before we jump into how you can align product
Inventory Management Process : An Overview
Conventional Inventory Management processes are on the cusp of disruption. We have been leveraging the conventional approach of Inventory Management for almost half a century
