Three ways CEOs can untangle supply chains
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...

June 12, 2026 • by Howard Yu in Supply Chain • 7 min read
he SpaceX IPO illustrates a key finding of the latest Future Readiness Indicator, today’s winners are no longer asset-light, but asset heavy. Does this mean that vertical integration should be top of...
Continue readingJuly 11, 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...
June 15, 2022 • by Susan Kersch-Kibler in Supply Chain • 12 min read
The Russian invasion has disrupted Ukraine’s $1.5 billion surrogacy industry and posed logistical and ethical challenges for agencies operating in the country. Susan Kersch-Kibler, founder of the Delivering Dreams International Surrogacy Agency,...
June 9, 2022 • by Ralf 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...
April 21, 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....
April 14, 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...
April 8, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Tetra Pak’s former head of Supply Chain Operations Eric Baudier discusses the highs and lows of supply chain management....
April 6, 2022 • by I by IMD in Supply Chain • 9 min read
Organizations need to make staff safety a priority if they find their operations ensnared by geopolitical conflict....
March 23, 2022 • by Vivek Ramachandran in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Over the next decade, one of the most disruptive changes facing companies will be the need to take responsibility for every business in their supply chain, Vivek Ramachandran, CEO of Hong Kong-based...
March 22, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Supply Chain • 2 min read
It’s important to understand when and how to protect your supply chain. Firms should forensically exam their whole chain to find weak links....
March 21, 2022 • by Ralf Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem, Işık Biçer in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Cutting lead times, incentivizing local production and repurposing excess stock would have a huge positive impact on the environment, explain Ralf W Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem and Işik Biçer...
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