Nov 22, 2022 Tech’s new reality: only 38% of tech companies are driving net cash with positive cash flow from operations – lessons learned from leaders By Kanishk Raghuvanshi Giuseppe Gasparro Francesco Barosi After the last two years of strong growth and profitability, tech companies are facing a new reality – only 38% of tech companies...
Nov 10, 2022 Companies are falling short on consumers’ home delivery expectations By Chris Considine Bryan Eshelman Marc Iampieri Raj Konanahalli Brian Nemeth +2 more... Show less The e-commerce surge forced by the pandemic has been a tricky turn of events to tackle for businesses. On one hand, it allowed companies...
Oct 31, 2022 Fashion in Focus Survey Report 2022 – Sourcing Journal By Murali Gokki Jon Langman Naomi Buie Jeremy Lambert Ryan Poole +2 more... Show less After a few turbulent years, the apparel industry is settling into a new normal that looks nothing like it did before. Rather than...
Oct 25, 2022 Addition by Deselection: Delivering Results Amid Talent Wars By Stephen Smith Bhavik Mistry Companies are under increasing pressure to introduce a range of strategic initiatives. However, today’s fierce talent war is creating a...
Oct 11, 2022 It's all going a bit 'wonky' for the Consumer Products industry – but there is a way forward By Kate Boddington In the Consumer Products (CP) sector, businesses are dealing with a perfect storm: rocketing inflation, rising energy costs and continued...
Sep 21, 2022 Wanted: a supply chain strategy for an era of disruption By Brian Nemeth Derek Knueve Kyle Lynch In simpler times, supply chains were designed to optimize for two variables: cost and service performance. And for a long time that...
Sep 16, 2022 Carbon Neutrality: What is it and why is it an important goal? By Les Viszlai A company's impact on global warming is one facet of sustainable investing that has quickly become a key differentiator for investors—one...
Sep 15, 2022 Knowing the difference between being lucky and being good By William Oellermann Sustaining product growth requires an objective view of why you are successful. There is a narrative you have likely seen in the market,...
Sep 08, 2022 Revisiting Mexico, again By Parmeswaran Bhaskaran Dan Hearsch Foster Finley Sudeep Saxena Bhavik Mistry +2 more... Show less As supply chain disruption persists, the case for nearshoring grows Recently, AlixPartners published a comprehensive report on the trend...
Aug 25, 2022 Being ‘user-centric’ is not enough By Ross Engelhardt Product executives have a lot to focus on – business outcomes, user satisfaction, partnering with engineering, and influencing...
Aug 23, 2022 What happens when no one opens the door? How seemingly small actions can hint at larger problems. By Michael Cardinale My friend’s son is working as a summer intern at a multi-billion-dollar company that sells software and services. This company, like many...
Aug 22, 2022 The basics are the game changers in manufacturing By Sreedhar Vangavolu “I prefer to attend this meeting when I am half asleep….then go eat my breakfast to get ready for the shift” – overheard by a production...
Aug 04, 2022 Feeling the squeeze, Part 3: Warehouse storage By Joe Cubellis Mark Scales Kevin Trembach Disruption has gone from buzzword to everyday reality for wholesale distributors in recent years. From manufacturer shortages to port...
Jul 29, 2022 COE or SSC? The difference and why it matters By Ashish Malhotra A common point of confusion for companies undergoing an organizational transformation is establishing Centers of Excellence (COE) and...
Jun 23, 2022 The business case for building a Virtual Power Plant - and 5 IT watchouts if you do… By Les Viszlai I wrote in my previous article about the Energy Cloud and the benefits offered by Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Virtual Power...
Jun 23, 2022 Automation Part 2: One size doesn't fit all By Derek Knueve Chandan Singh We recently argued that automation’s move from the experimental phase to necessity phase has accelerated amid the pandemic, supply chain...