Building systemic resilience in supply chains

What future for the semiconductor supply chain?

20 June 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read

The recent problems with semiconductor supply chains are well known – but as the US, China and others build efforts towards resiliency and independence in this supply chain they would be wise...

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How to measure and strengthen sustainability along the supply chain

24 May 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

To properly address supply-chain risk, multinationals should be doing due diligence on every supplier and cascading action down through the value chain. ...

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How will Large Language Models impact supply chains? 

17 May 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 7 min read

Everyone is talking about Large Language Models (LLM), such asChatGPT, and the supply-chain community is no different. But beyond amusing posts and news chatter, the authors explore the world benefits of supply...

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Carbon accounting is going broad and granular. Are we ready?

11 April 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff, Alexander Schmidt in Supply chain • 8 min read

Europe is about to implement a major change in the reporting standards and requirements for carbon as part of the European Green Deal. These changes will require more companies to account for...

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Strategies to foster inclusive growth in your supply chain

20 March 2023 in Supply chain • 6 min read

Providing fair wages and investing in communities across the value chain is not only morally right but also good for business, said speakers at an event organized by the IMD Alumni Club...

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Moving from a carbon offsetting to a carbon insetting mindset

10 March 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem, Laurence Bongrain in Supply chain • 7 min read

Increasing scrutiny of the voluntary carbon credit market means companies will need to put greater focus on decarbonizing their supply chains rather than offsetting carbon if they are to avoid claims of...

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Now is the time to address supply-chain risk

24 February 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine have exposed dangerous vulnerabilities in companies’ supply chains, warns Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at IMD Business School. Now, boards must...

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The end of ‘made in China’? Five ways to cut supply chain risks

23 January 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

Outbreaks of COVID-19 and geopolitical tensions underscore the urgent need to look beyond costs and diversify production to alternative locations to lower the risk of disruption ...

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Where does blockchain go from here?

22 December 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read

Implementation of blockchain in supply chain seems to have reached an impasse. What’s next for the technology born from the world of cryptocurrency?...

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How vulnerable supply chains deliver a world of trouble

7 November 2022 • by Stephen Phipson in Supply chain • 6 min read

Manufacturers are for the first time bearing the brunt of cyberattacks. Defending a company’s downstream supply chains is just as important as making the core business cybersecure. ...

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