Supply chain management has been under scrutiny these past few years as global-health, geopolitical and environmental crises have converged to wreak havoc on supply chains. The chip industry, in ...

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the idea that the supply chain could be a growth driver for a company was just in its infancy. Then, companies like Walmart, Amazon, Apple, and Zara, among others, ...

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the public perception of what comprises a supply chain—or what it does—was vague, at best: a behind-the-scenes operation that had something to do with the movement of ...

There are a number of inaccurate perceptions about sustainability strategies among health care leaders. And in today’s changing environmental landscape, many supply chain leaders may be asking if they ...

Geopolitical tensions, economic instability, spikes and troughs in demand, extreme weather events, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic—the past four years have been the most challenging of my career. This ...

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From optimizing costs and managing risks to embracing sustainability and advanced technologies, the landscape of supply chain management is on the cusp of significant change. Geopolitics, shifting ...

Modern supply chains need end-to end optimization to manage resilience and an expanded set of responsibilities. As a result, manufacturers are now asking whether supply chain planning should begin ...

During the Covid crisis, Apple learned that putting the majority of its production in one nation weakened its supply chain. Since then, it has been working to fix that problem by encouraging partners ...

Supply chain leaders and managers in the medical device industry are often puzzled by the multitude of strategies, corporate directives, and transformation programs that claim to improve the ...

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has worked with its clients to ensure that their supply chain strategy is consistent with and supports their overall business strategy. Many CEO's in traditional ...

Vertical integration is, by no means a new concept, but it's a business strategy that is being used more and more often by ...