... Outsourcing Process‐engineering capabilities Supply chain risk Reshoring Mismanagement of offshoring Supply chain management In late 2012, Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner was causing nightmares. There were brake problems, a fuel leak, a cracked windshield. One electrical fire, then another...

... economic gain, much like a fleet of ships in a seaport. The services provided by the harbor company – such as IT networks, logistics and distribution, or supply‐chain management – would be expensive for the individual companies to provide independently. The companies in the fleet, typically small...

... executives from North America, Western Europe, and the Asia Pacific region who are responsible for their organizations' supply‐chain strategies and operations. Findings Findings in five key areas summarize the state of supply‐chain management today: cost containment; visibility, risk; customer...

... transformation in recent years, as the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology enables entirely new approaches to global operations, with real‐time tracking, virtual supply chain management, global process integration and other operational innovations now available to connect once far...

... processes Cost reduction Supply chain management Marketing strategy The need to manage product complexity is nothing new. For decades, operations managers have urged their CEOs to simplify product lines to cut costs, and marketers have advocated pruning underperforming products from a portfolio...

... representation of all of the available activities should be included in the model – including those activities aimed at creating value through external relationships. 1. Supply chain management. Activities involving the interaction of a firm with its suppliers such as product quality, R&D...

... growth? Supply chain management Innovation Capital growth Corporate strategy Business enterprise Consultant and author Michael Treacy strongly believes that many organizations, not just a few industry leaders, can achieve double‐digit growth year after year, if they become as disciplined...

... that are unprecedented. Keywords Supply chain management, Knowledge management, Planning, Electronic commerce, Globalization S&L.: In your new book, Wisdom of the CEO, you describe the shifts that are occurring in the business environment and how the chief executives of many of today's leading businesses are dealing...