Managing risks and relationships: how to make your supply chain more resilient to shocks
Supply chain management should be more than just directing the flow of goods....
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25 July 2024 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, Knut Haanaes in Supply chain • 7 min read
Turbulent times can leave businesses scrambling for measures to help them bounce back after disruption. But these actions may in fact increase overall supply chain fragility. ...
Continue reading18 March 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read
Supply chain management should be more than just directing the flow of goods....
17 March 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
Economic growth is being driven in part by supply chain dynamics. The confluences of forces might bring about a new paradigm in supply chain inventory management and perception of excellence, say Ralf...
15 March 2022 • by Hamieda Parker in Supply chain • 5 min read
As African countries seek to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines, they are running into several obstacles including supply chain and quality control issues. Could Lean Thinking, a manufacturing ethos developed in...
8 March 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 4 min read
Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by overstocking and double-ordering supplies risks creating unnecessary disruption, says Professor Carlos Cordon. ...
7 March 2022 • by Martijn Lofvers, Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 2 min read
Are you overwhelmed by supply chain problems? Martijn Lofvers and Carlos Cordon have created a detailed visual guide will help you manage your way out of a crisis....
7 March 2022 • by Erik Walenza-Slabe, Yunfei Feng, Mark J. Greeven in Supply chain • 8 min read
By engaging with local start-ups that understand customers’ pain points, Western multinationals can provide innovative products and services for the Chinese market....
2 March 2022 in Supply chain • 4 min read
Taras Panasenko, IMD EMBA candidate and CEO of Ukrainian discount store chain Avrora, describes how he and his team are keeping shops open to provide citizens with essential supplies....
17 February 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 5 min read
Restrictions and lockdowns herald even worse disruption for 2022. Multinationals should rethink operations to deal with disruption to manufacturing capacity. ...
28 January 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Amin Kaboli in Supply chain • 3 min read
Contextual variability can be a roadblock to successful use of artificial intelligence, say Carlos Cordon and Amin Kaboli. ...
27 January 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read
Tesla’s full-year results show that it has navigated the supply chain challenges and chip shortages that have frozen the rest of the auto industry. This is a far cry from the electric...
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