Business Strategy Alignment

Five Steps Toward a More Resilient Supply Chain

October 6, 2020

Ryder

How can businesses secure the upper hand over unanticipated challenges to managing a global supply chain?

Covid Survival Guide: Pivot to PPE, and Make It Last

October 5, 2020

Bloomberg

The coronavirus pandemic showed off one the U.S. economy’s best traits — its diverse and nimble small-business sector.

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

September 29, 2020

River Rock Advisors

Implementing these proactive measures will help companies stay competitive.

Four Ways to Streamline Business Processes to Reduce Risk

September 28, 2020

Bill Wardwell, SCB Contributor

Left unchecked over time, inefficient payment processes lead to considerable waste and security risks.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | What Does It Take to Persuade People?

September 25, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Most of us fashion ourselves as rational beings, willing to change our minds when presented with facts that contradict our position. What a lovely fantasy.

Amazon Tries to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive

Amazon Is Trying to Make the Climate Its Prime Directive

September 22, 2020

Bloomberg

Amazon last year committed to zeroing out its carbon footprint by 2040, or eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its activities. The goal is daunting, and there’s no specific plan for how to reach it.

A New Roadmap for Oil and Gas Supply Chains

September 16, 2020

Ennio Senese, SCB Contributor and Patrick Heuer, SCB Contributor

Steer clear of traditional cost-cutting moves in favor of these four strategies.

Seven Steps to Master Data Management for Your Enterprise

September 9, 2020

Shashin Shah, SCB Contributor

If not managed carefully, fragmented data can lead to divisional misalignment and poor decision-making.

Companies Start Paying Off 'Carbon Debt' to Erase Past Sins

September 3, 2020

Bloomberg

Companies routinely set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. But a new kind of environmental target is emerging that has been likened to paying reparations to victims of past injustice.