Learning from the locals: How to innovate in China
By engaging with local start-ups that understand customers’ pain points, Western multinationals can provide innovative products and services for the Chinese market....

June 2, 2026 • by Ralf Seifert in Supply chain • 8 min read
Volatility, technology, and talent are reshaping supply chain management....
Continue readingMarch 7, 2022 • by Erik Walenza-Slabe, Yunfei Feng, Mark Greeven in Supply chain • 8 min read
By engaging with local start-ups that understand customers’ pain points, Western multinationals can provide innovative products and services for the Chinese market....
March 2, 2022 • by I by IMD in Supply chain • 4 min read
Taras Panasenko, IMD EMBA candidate and CEO of Ukrainian discount store chain Avrora, describes how he and his team are keeping shops open to provide citizens with essential supplies....
February 17, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply chain • 5 min read
Restrictions and lockdowns herald even worse disruption for 2022. Multinationals should rethink operations to deal with disruption to manufacturing capacity....
December 28, 2021 in Supply chain • 5 min read
Covid-19 has disrupted global supply chains but not changed their fundamental form. New technologies, continuing geo-political tensions and climate change point to companies in many industries having to plan for more radical...
December 17, 2021 • by I by IMD in Supply chain • 4 min read
With COVID-19 and fallout from the US-China trade war, global supply chain managers have had much on their plates recently. Next up: coping with climate change and integrating Africa, says Mark Slade,...
December 9, 2021 • by Mark Greeven in Supply chain • 8 min read
By putting the consumer’s needs at the center, China’s retail companies have rethought the value chain and reinvent the retail model, delivering a greater and more relevant retail experience to consumers, argued...
November 17, 2021 • by Richard Markoff, Ralf Seifert in Supply chain • 3 min read
Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. But perhaps there is another way to understand what is...
October 29, 2021 • by Salvatore Cantale in Supply chain • 4 min read
Dutch pension fund ABP's decision to withdraw from the fossil fuel sector carries some risks but it is a courageous move that can have wider repercussions....
October 26, 2021 • by I by IMD in Supply chain • 5 min read
Executives can break the gloom and fortify their business against disruption by adopting these risk strategies....
October 13, 2021 in Supply chain • 6 min read
Soren Toft, CEO of the world’s second-largest container carrier, says the resurgence of global trade amid the pandemic has highlighted the need to reinforce cargo transport systems and infrastructure....
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