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Sustainable supply chains: time to get serious

21 July 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem in Supply chain • 6 min read

Taking a full supply chain perspective on sustainability has never been more urgent....

L’Oréal: the beauty of supply chain digitalization

13 July 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 4 min read

French beauty company L’Oréal first embarked on its digital transformation journey more than a decade ago. Today, it provides an excellent case study of effective, successful digital transformation....

Three ways CEOs can untangle supply chains

11 July 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

Boardrooms can no longer afford to neglect supply chain management. Companies can capture more of the value created in the supply chain by bringing top executives up to speed ...

Baby formula crisis in the US: myopic production planning

9 June 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Anna Timonina-Farkas, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 6 min read

The United States is deep in the throes of a nationwide baby formula shortage. Myopic production planning magnified by the absence of safety stocks are only two pieces of the puzzle at...

Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch: the challenges of success

26 May 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Anna Timonina-Farkas, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 4 min read

Swatch has a smash hit with its latest product, the MoonSwatch. But the newest supply chain choke point is making it difficult to react and harvest the benefits of the launch...

Disease and war triggers onshoring of supply chains

21 April 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

As geopolitical tensions flair, multinational companies are bringing production closer to home to boost supply. ...

Agile pricing will help firms profit from supply chain constraints

14 April 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel in Supply chain • 5 min read

An inability to change prices more frequently is the source of a huge missed opportunity when supply is limited. ...

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‘A supply chain is as strong as its weakest link’

14 April 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

As we move towards a world of more constrained supply, companies will have to shift their focus to designing products and services around what is available and working more closely with suppliers...