Beyond Utopia: The Realist’s Guide to Internet-Enabled Supply Chain Management
The solution to more efficient supply networks lies not with “frictionless” technologies, but with shared objectives and insights across the extended enterprise. Call it “Federated Planning.”
Editor’s Note: this article offers an interesting, “against-the-grain” argument against the “perfect information” proponents of SCM.
Content: Article | Authors: Anne Chung, Keith Oliver, Nick Samanich | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations
Why Outsourcing Is In
Once used largely for nonessential, tactical activities, partnering now covers core operations, transforming entire industries.
Content: Article | Authors: Anne Chung, Tim Jackson, Tim Laseter | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Outsourcing / BPO, Strategy
The Last Mile to Nowhere: Flaws & Fallacies in Internet Home-Delivery Schemes
Investors have risked billions on Webvan, Urbanfetch, and other same-day transporters. The economics, though, show they won’t deliver for long.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Anand Devendran, Anne Chung, Martha Turner, Pat Houston, Silas Byrne, Tim Laseter | Source: strategy+business | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Retail