McKinsey exposed
Late last year, a remarkable book was published about the world of consulting. Generally speaking, consultants are expected to remain neutral and they learn how to psychologically arm themselves against clients who want to misuse …
Books
Second edition handbook proves growth of supply chain start-ups
The 2nd edition of The Supply Chain Management Startups Handbook is now available. Launched earlier this month, this year’s handbook presents profiles of more than 340 supply chain start-ups that can help to tackle supply …
10 tips for getting more out of your supplier network
Profit from the Source is a well-written book in which the Boston Consulting Group presents ten practical principles to help businesses achieve maximum synergy with their suppliers. What is the CEO’s role? Which roles and skills …
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Harness the strength of your suppliers
Close and strategic collaboration with key suppliers can be your company’s secret weapon in overcoming today’s supply chain challenges. However, this requires a whole new approach to the purchasing function, according to the four top …
‘Net Positive’ is an absolute must-read for every manager
There has been a revolution in the world of management books. Whereas in the past they were mainly about improving performance, being agile and becoming more efficient, today they are invariably about reducing the carbon …
Easy-to-read book about supply chain circularity
Supply chain circularity is not an easy topic, but Deborah Dull succeeds in bringing it to life with a sense of humour in the cheerful and light-hearted book 'Circular Supply Chain'. “Circularity is a great, big, …
Presenting blockchain as the long-awaited turning point in supply chain management
In the recently published book called Integrating blockchain into supply chain management, the phenomenon of blockchain is skilfully stripped of its vague and abstract outer layer. The four authors explain in no uncertain terms how …
How can blockchain be rescued from the trough of disillusionment?
Blockchain – which is widely regarded as the biggest revolution since the emergence of the internet – is currently in a dip, or the ‘trough of disillusionment’ as research and analysis firm Gartner calls it. …
Rita McGrath, author of Seeing Around Corners: ”Digitalization is a step-by-step process”
How can companies recognize so-called inflection points in their business? In her book titled Seeing Around Corners, Professor Rita McGrath explains how executives can anticipate major changes for their organizations, and how a distributor in …
People & Technology: Blockchain: The Next Everything
What is blockchain? Why does everyone from tech experts to business moguls to philanthropists believe it is a paradigm-shifting technology, bound to revolutionize society as significantly as the internet? Indeed, why is blockchain touted as …
Career, Content, Reports, Trends
Supply chain salary surveys reveal gender wage gap
The results of an inaugural survey published by Apics, an American association for supply chain management, in May 2018 reveal…
