Business Strategy Alignment

As Production in China Stalls, an American Toy Manufacturer Thrives

Sugar Cane Lego Blocks? No More Plastic Fantastic as Toymaker Goes Green

March 12, 2021

Lego has a team of 100 people dedicated to developing its green toys, and they need to make sure the company has an environmentally friendly product it can put on store shelves by 2030.

The Pandemic Is Driving a New Model for Supply-Chain Decision Making

March 4, 2021

Ganesh Gandhieswaran, SCB Contributor

Decision intelligence technology driven by A.I. solves many of the hidden vulnerabilities and challenges that were brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Global Business Cultures Don’t Translate to the Supply Chain

March 4, 2021

Dan Blacharski, SCB Contributor

The complexity of global supply chains requires a constant effort of readjustment and re-evaluation, and in the months following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, those global connections have become even more tenuous.

A Guide to 'Should Cost' Analysis to Build Better Products

February 17, 2021

Stephanie Feraday, SCB Contributor

Companies can overcome some of the uncertainty they face in product cost estimation with a practice called “should cost” — and deliver smarter design, strategic sourcing and faster time to market.

Emerging From the Pandemic: Where Do We Go From Here?

February 8, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For global supply chains, there’s no going back. To borrow a tagline from any number of movie sequels, 2020 was The Year That Everything Changed.

Three Best Practices for MRO Systems Integration

February 7, 2021

Stanley Perli, SCB Contributor

Technology is of huge importance to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain.

U.S. Agencies Failed to Heed Cybersecurity Warnings, GAO Says

Six Ways to Manage Risk in the Supply Chain

February 5, 2021

Angela Sanderson, SCB Contributor

Risk management is mandatory for any company that seeks to ensure continuity and achieve long-term success.

Five Problems With Today’s Demand Planning — and How to Solve Them

February 2, 2021

GEP

With the coronavirus pandemic and its lingering effects, companies have now experienced how challenging it can be to plan and maneuver their supply chains around uniquely disruptive, once-in-a-lifetime events. But the unfortunate truth is that less severe events overwhelm or undermine supply planning all the time. Legacy tools are no longer up to the task of getting supply where it is needed most.

ANALYSIS

The Power of Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships

February 1, 2021

Kate Vitasek, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

It might be tempting for businesses to use their procurement or market power to position themselves to survive the pandemic. However, new and uncertain economic realities will mean the old notions of power and market strategy won’t work.