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Green your supply chain and make money at it

There is one process we know very well after one year of recession, and that's cost reduction. Most companies have scrutinized their costs and tried to take every waste out of the system. Many were quick to point out that, although the sustainability...

Published 02-05-2010 1:45 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Supply Chain, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, BOM, BOP, BOC, BOS, Environment, ecosystem

Give me early warning please

Last Wednesday Toyota temporarily halted sales of 8 models in a recall related to a problem with gas pedals. This was enough for Industry Week and the Agence France Presse to ask a fundamental question: " Has the company sacrificed its legendary...

Published 01-29-2010 1:36 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Visibility, ecosystem, warning, Warranty, repair

Closing the Loop: Is there a Cloud based Solution?

In a series of previous posts, I have been addressing the whole concept of "closing the loop", and how, using data provided by the eco-system, we could improve operations. The whole issue is getting access to the appropriate data, and here is...

Published 01-19-2010 7:51 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Supply Chain, Visibility, Cloud, Procurement, Volatility, PLM, ecosystem

PLM, the need for closer integration with Supply Chain

For many years now, people have been arguing that PLM applications could brighten the supply chain . As far as I can see, it has not happened (yet?) PLM-Supply Chain Integration helps manufacturing firms see the big picture , says Alan Earls. So, why...

Published 01-07-2010 2:27 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Supply Chain, Cost Reduction, Edelman, PLM

My 10 predictions for 2010

Just a year ago, for the first time, I established my own 10 predictions for 2009 . Before doing the same exercise this year, I decided to go back and review how they had pan out. I leave you as the ultimate judge, but feel I did not do too badly. The...

Published 12-21-2009 2:57 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, Sustainability, MES, Environment, Cloud, Predictions, ecosystem

Closing the Loop: It's all about getting the data

Now that we reviewed the different aspects of managing the Supply Chain and "Closing the Loop", it's time to look at what is required to make this happen. Obviously, to be able to do what I described over the last series of posts, I need...

Published 12-18-2009 8:49 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, SCOR, ecosystem, Community, KPI

Closing the Loop, Shouldn't we become pro-active

In the last two entries, we talked about operations and the time dimension. All we described was reactive. We have been taking decisions based on past performance. Could we become pro-active? Would there be a way through which we are able to predict how...

Published 12-11-2009 1:27 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Supply Chain, Visibility, Risk management, Simulation, Optiant

Closing the Loop, let's look at the Time Dimension

We now have visibility on what happens in our ecosystem. We can react quickly. Can we do something to avoid the same problem? This is where the time dimension plays a role. A number of years ago I had dinner with a colleague in London. Halfway through...

Published 12-04-2009 7:49 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Experience, Collaboration, Supply Chain, Six Sigma, Visibility, Lean, Cost Reduction, ecosystem, Community

Closing the Loop, The Operational Side of Things

In Supply Chain, we have to keep the business flowing, regardless of the variations in demand. Integrating key partners, sharing information and events, using dashboards and identifying alternative options to react to the unexpected help operations and...

Published 11-26-2009 4:41 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, End-to-end, Supplier, Supply Chain Council, ecosystem

Closing the Loop, Optimizing the Supply Chain

I'd like to start a series of blog entries titled "Close the Loop" and addressing how, through a better use of supply chain information, companies can improve their operations, creating a more agile ecosystem while reducing risk. In this...

Published 11-20-2009 6:50 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, Visibility, Supplier, Operations Research, ecosystem

The Cost of Cloud Computing

Does the cost of cloud computing limits the usability of a community cloud to support a supply chain? This is really the question I'd like to address today. Last April, McKinsey and last September, IDC have done an exercise of costing the difference...

Published 11-13-2009 10:33 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, Visibility, Cost Reduction, Governance, Cloud, finance, Community

Culture and the Supply Chain

In my previous post, I spoke about the tangibles and intangibles of Supply Chain Collaboration , but intentionally did not address one element, the cultural aspects of Supply Chain Collaboration. Companies have increased the outsourcing of their manufacturing...

Published 11-09-2009 10:10 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, outsourcing, ecosystem, culture

The Tangibles and Intangibles of Supply Chain Collaboration

The latest recession has gotten a profound impact on many supply chains and forced rethinking strategies . In a quest to reducing costs, many have diminished safety buffers, established lean thinking, and redesigned their flows. In that process they have...

Published 11-02-2009 11:38 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, Lean, Supplier, Procurement, thought leadership, Community

Is Supply Chain Data safe in the Cloud?

At the Gartner Symposium, last week, HP's CEO Mark Hurd was quoted about the lack of security in the Cloud . This is only one of the voices heard about cloud computing security. So, should we stop thinking about linking our partners in the cloud to...

Published 10-26-2009 12:28 PM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Collaboration, Supply Chain, End-to-end, Web 2.0, Cloud, Manufacturing, outsourcing, Community

CDP and Supply Chain Carbon Reporting

Around this time of the year, many companies are looking for the by now famous CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) report. And the 2009 report is on-line. But that's not the only information available. For the first time CDP has also issued their first...

Published 10-20-2009 9:09 AM by christianverstraete

Filed under: Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, BOM, BOP, BOC, SCOR, Environment, Cloud, Carbon neutral, Manufacturing, Community

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