Supply Chain Management Blog : Manufacturing

Culture and the Supply Chain

christianverstraete — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Is Supply Chain Data safe in the Cloud?

christianverstraete — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:28:00 GMT

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...(read more)

CDP and Supply Chain Carbon Reporting

christianverstraete — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:09:00 GMT

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...(read more)

A Podcast on Cloud for Manufacturing

christianverstraete — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:00 GMT

A little over one month ago, Bernt Roessler, Mick Keyes and I spent some time with Dana Gardner from Interarbor Solutions and talked about Cloud Computing and how it could address specific needs of the Manufacturing Industry. If you wish, you can listen...(read more)

Should Manufacturing Companies move to the Cloud?

christianverstraete — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:13:00 GMT

As already stated in earlier entries, the Cloud started with Web 2.0 and the Social Networking phenomena. Since, it has taken a life of its own, and is attracting many SMB's (Small and Medium Businesses) allowing them to fully rely on a cloud provider...(read more)

Cloud Computing in Manufacturing

christianverstraete — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

I have been asked to write a short page on the potential role of Cloud Computing in Manufacturing and would like to share with you some of my findings in this area. First, let me remind you that HP works with a very specific definition of Cloud Computing...(read more)

The role of IT in Manufacturing Outsourcing

christianverstraete — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:11:00 GMT

A couple weeks ago a question was raised about what the implications were for IT when a company was transforming from a manufacturer to a brand owner. This is actually a very interesting question and I will try to share with you my response at the time...(read more)