The NECON Conference is a great event and will be will be inaugurated by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley with a whole lot of great speakers. NECON is a collaborative initiative of the Boston and North Shore Chapter of APICS ,The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the CSCMP New England Roundtable, the NEContinue reading “NECON 2007 my Knowledge Based Services – Low Cost Country Sourcing talk”
Category Archives: Global Sourcing
Dell available in Wal Mart – end of pure online business models?
Ever since I saw some Dell computers in my local Wal-Mart, I have been well, shocked! Shocked because like so many others, I have believed that Dell had a unique end to end supply chain that linked its customer preferences directly to its supply chain partners through a very visible and transparent global supply chainContinue reading “Dell available in Wal Mart – end of pure online business models?”
Toy recall , tire recall and the supply chain
Tell me frankly- if you have children are you worried about brain damage caused by lead paint from toys ? If you changed a tire recently, did you look for the "Made in" label – discreetly but anxiously.Globalization is really catching up with everyone and I feel bad for the supply chain managers at MattelContinue reading “Toy recall , tire recall and the supply chain”
Countdown to Beijing 2008- and Chinese suppliers
Today is 08-07-08 and just after 8 pm. Guess what ? the Beijing 2008 Olympics are scheduled to start in less than one year at 8.08 pm on 8th August, 2008. The number 8 signifies "prosperity" to the Chinese and the Olympic start date and time is no coincidence. China has pulled out all theContinue reading “Countdown to Beijing 2008- and Chinese suppliers”
Herb Kelleher and aligning supply chains with business strategy
"We are THE-low fare airline" said Herb Kelleher to succinctly capture the strategy of South West Airlines. The Heath Brothers call this "Commander’s Intent" in their new book "Made to stick." Once you have the commander’s intent simply defined , everyone else in the organization and stake holders expect and do things that match upContinue reading “Herb Kelleher and aligning supply chains with business strategy”
Dow crosses 14,000 for the first time
Today the Dow crossed 14,000 for the first time . Interestingly, this has happened despite record oil prices and troubles in the housing market. Inflation fears are low, and global markets for US multinationals have picked up. The global boom and globalization has much to do with the happy news as do the big corporationsContinue reading “Dow crosses 14,000 for the first time”
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launched
On Sunday Boeing 787 – Dreamliner was launched amidst much fanfare by 15,000 primarily Boeing employees. Couple of things make the launch remarkable. First is 677 orders (at $200 million each)before being assembled ,excluding an order of 20 Qantas planes,placed over the weekend, as the Sydney Morning Herald,happily clarifies. Second, according to Reuters, 50% ofContinue reading “Boeing 787 Dreamliner launched”
Figuring out supplier-customer relationships
I enjoyed the article by Dr. John Gattorna in the Supply Chain Digest based on his book Living Supply Chains. John Gattorna obviously has years of experience and therefore is rightly incredulous as to why organizations both on the selling side and on the buying side, don't take care of their good suppliers and goodContinue reading “Figuring out supplier-customer relationships”
So what is the big deal with “Sterling Service Contracts” ?
Well for one, the new Sterling Service Contracts , gets linked to many of the categories that I blog about! And that is a lot of categories… Some of the things that Sterling Service Contracts will do includes, and I quote from Sterling’s press release: START QUOTE: Storefront capabilities that provide customers and partners withContinue reading “So what is the big deal with “Sterling Service Contracts” ?”
John Seely Brown to join John Hagel at Deloitte Technology and Strategy Center
Just as things were slowing down for the summer I read the exciting news that John Seely Brown is joining John Hagel as Co-Chairman at the Deloitte and Touche Technology and Strategy Center. Readers of this blog might remember John Hagel ‘s great book Net Gain which talked about communities in 1997, a full decadeContinue reading “John Seely Brown to join John Hagel at Deloitte Technology and Strategy Center”