By Pierfrancesco Manenti, Vice President of Research – SCM World Over the past 20 years, globalisation has dramatically changed the face of manufacturing. The rise of offshoring opportunities enabled developed-world manufacturers to use low-cost labor countries–notably China–as a workshop. Labor arbitrage looked like an easy way to gain operational cost reduction and cut total supply…
Analyst Chris Christopher Director US Macroeconomics, IHS Global Insights Not Likely Read Analyst Opinion Cryptocurrency is likely to gain traction, however several factors will mitigate its utilization as a standard payment form in the B2B supply chain by 2020, such as eventual government regulation, technological fears, and hacker intrusions. The more inroads cryptocurrencies make, the…
While many businesses today are still evaluating the potential to leverage supply chain and big data analytics to gain greater supply chain visibility, the strategy has been an imperative for Lenovo Group Ltd. since 2010, according to Mick Jones, vice president of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy at the Beijing-based PC maker. At the time, Lenovo was at a…
The use of big data to create business insights that drive more customer-centric, demand-driven supply chains was one of the key strategic trends identified by Gartner Inc. analyst Stan Aronow in the firm’s 2014 Supply Chain Top 25 report. Yet, a separate Gartner survey found that while interest in big data technologies and services is…
One-on-One Profile Gerard W. (Gerry) Fay was born in New York, raised in New Jersey and has called Phoenix home since 2010. He is married and has 6 children ages 18‑28. Education: MBA, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and B.S. in Finance, University of Redlands, Calif. Certifications/Recognitions: 2012 Supply Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know Hobbies: Reading,…
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Avnet’s Supply Chain Navigator. As the lines between customer and supplier, competitor and collaborator continue to blur, members of the supply chain must learn how to better capitalize on opportunities that drive innovation and differentiation. Our goal for Supply Chain Navigator is to offer high-quality content that transcends buzzword-laden…
By Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer – Flextronics International Ltd. When I think about the opportunities and challenges around data analytics in the supply chain, I envision two farmers—one with a couple of small packs of seeds, the other sitting on top of a barn full of seeds. Which one do you…
By Steve Phillips, CIO, Avnet Inc. As the hype around big data is starting to fade, the hard work of implementation begins for many organizations. I’d like to share some of the most valuable lessons we, at Avnet, have learned so far on our journey to big data success. IT’S MORE THAN TECHNOLOGY Avnet’s recent…