Leading supply chains through continuous disruption: Dirk Holbach

Beyond the hype cycle: GenAI use cases in supply chain planning   

March 14, 2024 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Alberto Fabregat, Srinath Goud Vanga in Supply chain • 9 min read

How can businesses employ large language models in supply chain management?...

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Five supply chain trends for 2024 

January 31, 2024 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 7 min read

After several years of unprecedented disruption, will 2024 be any easier for supply chain leaders? Almost certainly not....

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In e-commerce, supply chain and business strategy are merging

December 7, 2023 • by Richard Markoff, Ralf W. Seifert in Supply chain • 5 min read

With a growing number of online retailers now offering to provide third-party logistics to vendors, the boundaries are blurring between e-commerce and logistics....

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Strategic energy sourcing in the modern business environment

December 4, 2023 • by Salvatore Cantale, Andrea Cantobelli in Supply chain • 8 min read

The energy landscape has evolved into a complex network of choices and implications for business. What should companies consider when selecting their energy sources?...

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Carbon accounting: Learnings from the governance journey

November 16, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff, Alexander Schmidt in Supply chain • 6 min read

How companies understand their sustainability-related governance may hold the key to meeting climate goals and thriving in a net-zero economy...

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Vestas CEO: “Failure is always an option”

November 14, 2023 in Supply chain • 9 min read • Podcast available

Henrik Andersen discusses with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni the challenges of navigating supply chain disruptions and soaring raw material costs over the past three years, and why he changed the wind farm...

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Geely: The ever-evolving business 

November 7, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven, Patrick Reinmoeller in Supply chain • 9 min read

Li Shufu, CEO and founder of Chinese carmaker Geely, overcame a host of setbacks to become the billionaire owner of a multi-faceted business...

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Three strategies to de-risk supply chains amid soaring geopolitical tensions

October 4, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 6 min read

De-risking strategies, sustainability considerations, and geopolitical awareness will play pivotal roles in reshaping how businesses operate in the years to come....

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Planning as a Service: short-term gimmick or emerging strategy? 

September 25, 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 8 min read

At a supply chain software vendor event this summer in the United States, the CSCO of a major fast-moving consumer goods company declared, almost as an aside, that his company was in...

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The end of globalization as we know it

August 18, 2023 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 5 min read

Regionalization is here and businesses should adapt. Lower sales and higher profits are hallmarks of our new era as globalization comes apart....

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