The world of high-tech entertainment isn't quite so sophisticated when it comes to supplying product for the many channels that have sprung up in recent years. Russ Pearlman, digital content services lead for media and entertainment with Capgemini, details some of the challenges.
Guy Yehiav, vice president of value chain planning with Oracle Corp., describes some innovative techniques that suppliers of consumer electronics can use to improve the matching of supply with demand - drawing on the resources of everyone in the chain.
Paul Tasner, vice president of supply chain and sustainability with the Reclipse Group Inc., challenges some of the assumptions that have grown up around the concept of "green" business operations.
Digital technology is growing in leaps and bounds, but supply-chain managers will still have to cope with physical product for years to come, experts say.
To keep up with changing market conditions, Cisco is having to get closer to its customers than ever before, even as it works to eliminate "silos" within its own organization, says Karl Braitberg, vice president of customer value chain management.
Cost is still a major concern, but companies are beginning to look at other factors as well, in deciding where to buy raw materials and manufacture their products.
The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the technology and electronics industries. Learn how high-tech and electronics companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.
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