By Lori Osterback-Boettner, Chief of Staff, Sr. Director, Supply Chain Operations, Cisco Systems, Inc. In 2014, Cisco Supply Chain Operations leadership unanimously and enthusiastically took up the challenge of developing and delivering a workforce strategy to meet the talent demands of the supply chain of the future. There is no question that supply chain organizations…
Four considerations for your deployment planning By Mark Cotteleer, Deputy Director of Eminence; Research Director, Ctr. for Integrated Research, Deloitte Services and Kelly Marchese, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP With additive manufacturing (AM), the question is not “does it work,” but rather “how can we maintain a leadership position when deploying it?” Leaders who want to stay…
Is this burgeoning technology overhyped or underestimated? It seems like everyone is talking about Blockchain these days, but the tenor of the conversation varies dramatically. On the one hand, there are those who proclaim that blockchain (aka distributed ledger) is – or is fast on its way to becoming – the most influential technological marvel…
One-on-One Profile Experience: Paul began with 3M in 2004 and has served as President of 3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions, President of 3M Unitek, Managing Director of 3M UK & Ireland, and Director of Business Development for 3M Health Care. Prior to 3M, Paul held various roles at General Electric, Norwest Equity Partners, and…
Welcome to the January 2017 issue of Supply Chain Navigator. Growing up I had a friend who I really admired. He was a few years older than I and would occasionally rope me into some mischievous deed or another. Of course, he never got caught, and I always did. With each grounding, I would get…
Corporate Strategies Not Keeping Pace with Rising Global Risk Profile Preliminary results of the 2015 Global Risk Maturity Survey, led by MIT professor David Simchi-Levi and conducted by the Global Risk Advisory Group, were released last month and the survey findings can be best summed up by a statement from co-leader of the Global Risk…
Multinational manufacturers are often criticized for outsourcing the majority of their manufacturing to other regions. Do global electronics manufacturers owe any allegiance to support jobs in their home region? Yes or No? Click/swipe for opinions from along the supply chain Academic Todd Taylor Professor and Managing Director, Network for Value Chain Excellence (NVCE), Arizona State…
By Andrew “bunnie” Huang Editor’s Note: Andrew “bunnie” Huang is somewhat notorious in the world of gamers and tech geeks. Shortly after receiving his doctorate in electrical engineering from MIT in 2002, Huang gained fame for reverse engineering the original Xbox console. bunnie is a hacker in the purist sense of the word, he is…
Why Many Companies Fail to Learn from Their Mistakes By Francisco Polidoro, Professor, University of Texas, McCombs School of Business Disruptive events such as the 2011 Japan earthquake and last year’s West Coast port strike and chemical explosions in Tianjin, China, serve as an abrupt, and sometimes shocking, reminder of just how tenuous the bonds…
If you were to ask 100 supply chain executives what is the biggest risk facing multinational corporations today, you would probably get at least 100 different answers. Knee-jerk responses would likely include natural disasters, supply/demand imbalance, cybersecurity, global economic instability, etc. While these are, indeed, all critical risks, the most dangerous and potentially destructive risks…