Viewpoints about 'Supply Chain'

Innovation Leadership: How to Reignite Innovation in Your Organization

June 29th, 2010 | by Ken Parekh

Reigniting the innovation engine after a turbulent two years of layoffs, cutbacks, mergers and consolidations will prove to be difficult, especially for those companies left with limited resources for innovation. This Supply & Demand Chain Executive article discusses four leading practices that executives can apply to their organizations and their supply chains. Read More

Topics: Article, Collaboration, Innovation, Innovation Culture, Innovation Leadership, Innovation Teams, Leadership, Learning, Supply Chain

Client Snapshot: 5 Practices for Successful Co-Development

April 28th, 2010 | by Noel Sobelman | 1 comment

Moving away from DIY (“do it yourself”) innovation and collaborating with development partners outside an organization’s four walls is nothing new. Today’s companies are proactively teaming up with customers, suppliers, and universities to develop new products and solutions, and this trend is continuing to grow.  However, too many companies are approaching this “co-development” with an ad hoc or opportunistic approach, and as a result, are only achieving pockets of success. Read More

Topics: Co-Development, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Cooperative Development, Healthcare, Innovation, Perspective, Quality Management, R&D, Supply Chain

Traceability: Supply Chain Blind Spots Carry High Costs

April 26th, 2010 | by George Young

Food safety issues are increasingly front-page news as consumers over the last several years have read about food contamination crises such as ground beef, spinach, peanuts, and cookie dough. Each incident poses a safety issue for consumers and a high cost in both dollars and brand reputation for food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers. Read More

Topics: Brand Protection, Consumer, Consumer Safety, F&B, FDA, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Perspective, Product Recall, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Supply Chain, Traceability