var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Robert Kaplan and David Norton, the celebrated authors of the "balanced scorecard" have come out with a new book: "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" and Robert Kaplan's interviewContinue reading “Strategy Execution – the quest continues…..”
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How do you green the upstream supply chain ?
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Recently there is a great deal of discussion about sustainability and the importance of going green with the supply chain. For example, SCDigest has a great summary of the recent McKinsey report thatContinue reading “How do you green the upstream supply chain ?”
Green in Beijing 08-08-08
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); The question of air quality at Beijing has assumed center stage as the Summer Olympics start in less than 10 days. Athletes are worried that the air quality will affect performance. EveryContinue reading “Green in Beijing 08-08-08”
Supply chain and marketing changes for a slow economy
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Consumers in the US are making major changes in their behavior in the US market as the economy slows. In this article, I found the Nielsen number of store grocery brands growthContinue reading “Supply chain and marketing changes for a slow economy”
Will Budweiser change?
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); The news that InBev has taken over Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion is a major event for both marketing and the supply chain.Although,initial reports suggest that the big benefit of the merger isContinue reading “Will Budweiser change?”
Installed base and its supply chain as P&L Center
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); I had promised to read only fiction this summer and enjoyed John Grisham and Jhumpa Lahiri before lapsing to old habits of reading non fiction, for fun. Anyway I again picked upContinue reading “Installed base and its supply chain as P&L Center”
Global B2B strategy and 4th of July
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Last year this blog had wished readers a cheery 4th of July celebration and this year I do the same. This despite the media gloom of high gas prices,towns cutting fireworks andContinue reading “Global B2B strategy and 4th of July”
Small business,gas prices and the Internet
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Luckily for bigger organizations Internet adoption had come before the -$4/gallon gas prices. Since last year I was hearing about major organizations cutting empty office space because most people did knowledge workContinue reading “Small business,gas prices and the Internet”
Tim Russert and father’s day
http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js _uacct = “UA-857684-6”; urchinTracker(); Tim Russert’s sudden passing yesterday was a shock to his millions of fans. I was an avid watcher of NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday mornings and will sorely miss him. But I am struck with the irony of his passing on father’s day weekend where he had made hisContinue reading “Tim Russert and father’s day”
More auto plants close as gas prices rise
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); GM, Ford and Chrysler have announced plant closures in Wisconsin,Georgia,Virginia, Minnesota. These are not poor performing plants but highly efficient ones. It’s just that skyrocketing gas prices has made driving around difficultContinue reading “More auto plants close as gas prices rise”