Working Wisdom: quote about business and globalization
“Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favours the few and not the many.” Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961) …
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Checklist for Strategic Shipments
Delivery reliability plays a key role in improving customer service. In the context of containerized cargo, demurrage and detention are two crucial cost items that can become a huge problem for customers if they do …
The path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Many organizations have a basic S&OP process in place and now want to take the next step to integrated business planning (IBP) in order to maximize the benefits of the process. Supply Chain Media and …
Working Wisdom: quote about business and globalization
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” This quote is attributed to Sun Wu or, as he is best known in the Western world, Sun Tzu (an honorific which means ‘Master Sun’). He was …
Working Wisdom: quote about customers
Bill Gates once said: “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” William (‘Bill’) Henry Gates III (born 28 October 1955) is an American entrepreneur best known as the principal founder of Microsoft Corporation, …
Checklist Integrated Business Planning
If you have completed the first few phases of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and are now ready to take things to the next level, it is time to take a closer look at Integrated …
Working Wisdom: quote about business survival
Charles Darwin once said: “Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.” Charles Robert Darwin (born 12 February 1809, died 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, …
Checklist S&OP
Management at the helm Some companies have a well-developed sales & operations planning (S&OP) process as a safeguard for structured decision-making. Those companies take an integral view of supply and demand, including the financial impact of mediumterm …
Supply Chain Minute – Innovation & Co Creation
“Building strong relations through Innovation & co-creation” - How can you make yourself attractive as an SME to a Chinese business partner, using Design Thinking - Case: how you can save 200.000 EUR and 10 weeks in …
Working Wisdom: quote about sustainability
Paul Polman once said: “If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed.” Having previously worked for Procter & Gamble and Nestlé, Paul Polman (born 1956) became CEO of British-Dutch …
