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Supply chain visibility is at the top of many executives’ priority lists. Capgemini conducted a survey in May 2011, and found that 45 percent of the survey takers listed visibility as their main goal for the year. Have you started yet?
The Supplier Collaboration Challenge – going global AND local at the same time
Talking to a major grocery wholesale/retail customer confirmed how changing demand patterns also heavily affect supplier management. The retailer needed to build better relationships with remote suppliers and at the same time satisfy a growing demand for local food products. They asked us how we could help them enable new suppliers cost-effectively with supplier collaboration technology.
Design for Change
You have down-sized and maybe outsourced in the recession. You struggle to ramp-up quickly enough and grumble over new product introductions when the wheels start to spin. Let’s face it; the only stable factor in supply chain is a constant need for change. It is time to make that part of your design!
