By Morris A. Cohen and Hau L. Lee In both industry and academia, it is common knowledge that many of the world’s largest manufacturers have been rethinking the decades-old practice of offshoring—and most often outsourcing—production to low-cost global suppliers. What is less well understood are the reasons why and the true extent to which these…
The “disruptive” impact of the maker movement on the B2B electronic components supply chain will be, on the whole: Significant or Minimal? Click/swipe for opinions from each link along the supply chain: OCM OEM OEM Jeffrey Wilcox Vice President, Engineering Lockheed Martin Corp. Minimal OCM Tom Wichert Vice President of Sales TDK-Lambda Americas Inc. Significant…
Company: Intel Corp. Program: Supply Chain Outreach Target: Early Recruiting PARTICIPANTS IN INTEL’S SUPPLY CHAIN OUTREACH PROGRAM learn a lot about both the challenges and satisfaction that come from working in supply chain. For example, said one program participant: “I learned it is very frustrating if you run out of supplies.” Another offered this observation:…
By Jeffrey Stryker, Partner in Charge, Heidrick & Struggles WHILE MOST SENIOR REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVES TEND TO CONGREGATE IN TIER 1 LOCATIONS like Hong Kong, Singapore or Shanghai, the shift of manufacturing hubs from East Asia to the emerging markets of Southeast Asia has created an unprecedented demand for supply chain professionals in the…
Company: Hewlett Packard Program: Supply Chain Academy Target: Mid-Level WHY DOES THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TAKE THE GROOMING OF ITS SUPPLY CHAIN TALENT SO SERIOUSLY? HP’s Ray Ernenwein, Director of Strategic Planning & Modeling (SPaM), puts the issue into context: “Companies that treat supply chain strictly as a source of cost reduction and efficiency and don’t…
By John Healy, Vice President and Managing Director, Kelly OCG FOR DECADES, COMPANIES HAVE BEEN USING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO streamline operations, mitigate risk, and create competitive advantage in the marketplace. Applying the principles of supply chain management to talent, however, provides an entirely new framework for workforce management—a framework that is quickly being adopted…
It’s hard to focus when there is an 800 lb. gorilla in the room, and for supply chain executives, the ongoing discourse about a dearth of supply chain professionals in the workforce pipeline is becoming a major distraction. Reports and warnings about the looming “talent shortage,” “skills gap,” and the very-ominous “supply chain talent perfect…
One-on-One Profile Kevin O’Marah grew up in Boston and now resides there with his wife and three kids. Education: MBA from Stanford University, Master of Science in Industrial Relations from Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College Professional Background: Research fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Co-chair of the SCM World Executive Advisory Board, Group…
Welcome to the April 2015 issue of Supply Chain Navigator. The purported talent shortage is on every supply chain executive’s mind, but is a crisis really in the offing, or have a few sensational statistics blown this topic out of proportion? In this issue, we bring together many of the top minds in the field–including…
How one powerful letter inspired Intel’s historic quest for a conflict-free supply chain Gary Niekerk remembers when the letter crossed his desk about five years ago. It was unlike any other the Director of Corporate Citizenship at Intel Corp. had read. Signed by more than a dozen nonprofit organizations, it spoke of civil conflict and…