Tag Archives: flexible

Is Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment the way of the future?

1 Reply
Revised on: 2015-09-11

Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment. That is the magic formula that runs like a red thread through John Gattorna‘s latest book, where he demonstrates how there are four types of supply chains, based on four types of customer behavior.  This is a well-written and excellently illustrated book, which I will take a closer look at, chapter by chapter, in order to answer the question: Is Dynamic Supply Chain Alignment the ultimate formula for streamlining your supply chain for the utmost performance?

Continue reading →

Supply chain flexibility – a complete literature review?

Leave a reply
Revised on: 2015-09-11

Someone had to come up with this, it was just a matter of time, and it is no suprise that this article comes from India, one of the major providers of global outsourcing for many industries. In an article reviewing some 100 references,  Babu & More (2008) Perspectives, practices and future of supply chain flexibility, the focus is on anything supply chain flexibility, really anything that relates to supply chain flexibility. And honestly, I must say, they don’t leave much ground uncovered.

Continue reading →

Robustness, resilience, flexibility and agility

Leave a reply
Revised on: 2015-10-04

Several “buzzwords” have been linked to supply chain risk  management (SCRM) in various ways: robustness, flexibility, agility and resilience.  These concepts are often confused, and thus, warrant further explanation. They are distinctively different, and which strategy that works best would depend not only on the supply chain in question as a whole, but also which part of the supply chain that may be vulnerable. That is why it is useful to look at what sets one apart from the other.

Continue reading →

Agile Business Continuity

Leave a reply
Revised on: 2015-09-10

The other day I came across a new term: Agile Business Continuity, on the blog of Paul James, agilecontinuity.org. The coupling of the term agile with business continuity aroused my curiosity and I decided to dig deeper into what this blog was really about. I discovered that was a blog that is well worth reading and I think that the word agile really captures the essence of what business continuity management (BCM) is about in the first place and I will explain why I think so.

Continue reading →