Economic recessions occur about every 9 years, says Henry Canitz from Logility, which means the next one is already overdue. “A very good leading indicator of an imminent recession is the interest rate spread between the 10-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury bond.” What supply chain data should you focus on to spot a potential downturn? [...]
The Internet has changed handling of niche products, but Amazon turns this theory on its head through logistics, says Dan Gilmore. Chris Anderson, editor of Wired magazine, wrote an article on what he called the "long tail" effect, which grew into the 2006 book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. READ [...]
“We need truly comprehensive visibility, but this isn’t simply a technology issue. You need smart-data technology, to be sure. But you need smart people as well,” says Allan Dow, President of Logility. “It's time for company executives to focus on getting truly holistic visibility across departments, systems and functional silos. This is, however, far from [...]
The hidden risk of a protracted trade war goes beyond the most obvious downside of losing valued trading partners, disrupting the supply chain, and increasing costs, says Mike DiLeo. “U.S. companies are being forced to re-think their sourcing and supply-chain strategies. This can involve strategic resourcing or tariff engineering… .” READ MORE at Supply Chain [...]
A common supply chain planning mistake many organizations make is to assume that technology is the starting point for transformation, explains P. S. Subramaniam and Jesse Chafin from A.T. Kearney. “But a technology-first approach gets it backward. We recommend a more holistic and structured approach in which your technology solution is driven by a specific [...]
