One-on-One Profile Annette Clayton Education: B.S., Engineering, Wright State University; M.S., Engineering Management, University of Dayton; Executive Development Program, London Business School Certifications/Recognitions: 2016 recipient of the AWESOME Legendary Leadership Award Hobbies: Scuba diving, hiking, yoga Personal Philosophy: You have to love what you do SCN: If you were interviewing CEO and President, Schneider Electric North…
Welcome to the July 2016 edition of Supply Chain Navigator. A couple of years ago, when Bitcoin seemed to be poised to completely upend global transaction systems, I had an inkling that the real revolution from the cryptocurrency craze would come from its underlying technology platform – the blockchain. Judging from the buzz around blockchain…
By Morris A. Cohen and Hau L. Lee The Global Supply Chain Benchmarking Study is a joint effort of seven leading business schools, in North America, Europe, and Asia, investigating current global production sourcing decisions, the drivers of these decisions, and their observed or expected impact. A distinguishing feature of the survey, compared to other…
Conflict-free minerals, worker safety, and environmental conservation are core components of Fairphone 2’s BOM Life may not be fair, but the founder of the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Fairphone, Bas van Abel, believes it certainly can be fairer than it is today; particularly for the massive global network of individuals that touch and are touched by the…
In 2013, India became the first country to mandate a minimum spend on corporate social responsibility initiatives. Do you believe CSR should be legally-enforced in all regions? Yes or No? Click/swipe for opinions from along the supply chain Academia Professor Arnd Huchzermeier Chair of Production Management WHU’s Otto Beisheim School of Management No EMS Bhawnesh…
B Corps like EcoZoom Find the Sweet Spot Between Doing Well and Doing Good Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian civil rights movement, inspired millions with both his words and his actions. Among Gandhi’s most widely quoted inspirations is the saying: “be the change you want to see in the world.” Generations after his tragic…
By Frédéric Trinel, Co-founder and Co-CEO, EcoVadis Supply chains become ever more complex and global, while at the same time, the spotlight on transparency and innovation around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is shifting to the supply chain. Regulations and laws demanding supplier due-diligence are expanding, from the UK Modern Slavery Act and EU conflict minerals,…
CSR Comes of Age Corporate sustainability and responsible sourcing practices have come a long way over the past several decades. But, to achieve the truly transformative ends being driven by governmental regulations and increasingly demanding consumers, companies must let go of traditional notions of CSR and embrace CSR 2.0. The five core principles of CSR…
One-on-One Profile David Simchi-Levi is Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, Chairman of OPS Rules, an operations analytics consulting company and Co-founder of Opalytics, a cloud analytics platform Best Known For: Advancing supply chain management and business analytics through research and practice. Current Research Focus: Machine learning and optimization techniques applied to revenue management, the Internet of…
Welcome to the Winter 2016 issue of Supply Chain Navigator. In our April 2015 issue of Supply Chain Navigator, we focused our supply chain spotlight on the topic of supply chain talent. At the time, the industry folks we talked to seemed to feel that much of the media coverage of the so-called talent shortage…