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How vulnerable supply chains deliver a world of trouble

7 November 2022 • by Stephen Phipson in Supply chain • 6 min read

Manufacturers are for the first time bearing the brunt of cyberattacks. Defending a company’s downstream supply chains is just as important as making the core business cybersecure. ...

The supply chain agenda keeps growing: how will you adapt?

2 November 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Supply chain • 6 min read

The third edition of the IMD Global Supply Chain Survey examines how senior executives rate their organizations on 24 important trends in supply chain management, and provides insights into how those trends...

How to manage supply shortages in the face of unexpected events

14 October 2022 in Supply chain • 6 min read

Companies that face supply chain disruptions can use a sliding scale purchase limit model to adjust prices while ensuring adequate supply during shortages....

Inflation: How to raise prices and preserve margins (without losing consumers)

5 September 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel in Supply chain • 6 min read

Companies can offset the pressure on their cost base by rethinking products, supply chains, and pricing strategies....

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Maritime and energy sectors will transform through green fuels and balancing power

23 August 2022 in Supply chain • 10 min read

As the shipping and energy industries face the biggest regulatory and market transition in 30 years, Wärtsilä’s CEO calls on leaders to accelerate decarbonization in an exclusive IMD CEO Dialogue....

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Taiwan tension: Three ways to circumvent the global supply chain crisis

9 August 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 4 min read

Concerns over “tit for tat” retaliatory measures in the wake of the controversial visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, have underlined the urgent need for...

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 • 5 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 • 7 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...

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Leading global operations through complexity and change: Magdi Batato