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Future Value Chain Trends 2020

The twelve future trends that will shape value chains and supply chain management during this decade. Are you ready for the 12 global root trends that address change in society, shopper behavior, environment and technology? Above all, sustainability is the new buzzword.

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The supply chain of the future

Instrumented, interconnected and intelligent. That is IBM’s vision of the supply chain of the future. The report features an interesting table, where these three characteristics are linked to SCM competencies and how they can be implemented.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
SCRIM is the new SCRM
Does supply chain risk management SCRM need another model? Perhaps. That's what a group of academics[...]
Drivers of supply chain vulnerability
In 2005, the topic of supply chain vulnerability was still a relatively unexplored territory, though[...]
BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
Book Review - Fraud Risk
Last year I was approached by Gower Publishing and invited to review their Short Guides to Business [...]
Book Review: HBR on Crisis Management
Close calls and near misses are not unusual in the business world, but how do companies deal with th[...]
REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
28 Global Risks in 2015
The  World Economic Forum Global Risks Reports. I first came across them in 2008, when the hyperopti[...]
America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
My daily morning routine includes a cup of coffee while watching the World Business Report on BBC Wo[...]
from HERE and THERE
Supply Chain Management - Emergency Management
Yes. No doubt about it. Reduction, Readiness, Response and Recovery are four key elements in the New[...]
Balanced Scorecards for Supply Chains
Can balanced scorecards help assess your supply chain vulnerability or your exposure to supply chain[...]