Module 10 of the excellent “What is Supply Chain Management” series, produced by ASU and the W. P. Carey School of Business, examines issues to consider when building a system of performance metrics. Accurately assessing the performance of a supply chain is rather more multidimensional than determining who might be the fastest sprinter in the [...]
High performance athletes can teach us a great deal about what it takes to succeed in life, and in business. Two weeks ago, I attended a reunion at my former rowing club in Mississauga, Canada. I competed and coached at elite levels back in the 1970′s and 1980′s, winning national and international championships. As a coach, [...]
You can lead an equestrian to water, but you can’t make it drink. In spite of continued warnings over the past three or four years, many medium-sized businesses in the UK seem ill-prepared to deal with potential disruptions to their supply chains, which might result from natural disasters, labor unrest, pandemics, social upheaval, or dislocation [...]
Module 7 of the excellent “What is Supply Chain Management” series, produced by ASU and the W. P. Carey School of Business, discusses the topic of the Global Supply Chain Management. Comparing a company’s decision to “offshore” its production operations to a heart transplant, this video warns against having the expectation that the change will [...]
For businesses in London and throughout the United Kingdom, the Olympic Games promises to bring a bonanza of commercial activity that has never been enjoyed on the British Isles. The eyes of the world will be focused upon England. Beneath the veneer of the Games, however, life and commerce must go on. Goods need to [...]
What is crowd sourcing, and how can it improve SCM? Many of us will recall watching in awe in late 2010 as a fruit vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire, in protest against what he viewed as public humiliation inflicted upon him by a police officer. His crime was selling fruit and vegetables without [...]
It seems that the Olympic Games is an event that people love to hate. The scope of the Games makes it one of the most far-reaching and complex initiatives in modern times. The breadth of its influence is its attraction, its strength, and its everlasting weakness. The Games has become, since its inception, a lightning [...]
There are roughly 100 days to go before the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in London England. Billions around the world anxiously await the start of this glorious display of athleticism and sportsmanship. Organizers of this summer’s Games promised that they would the most ethical ever. Paul Deighton, London 2012 Chief [...]
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