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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead VIII: Designing and Operating Multiple Supply Networks

This post continues our coverage of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead (a detailed report based on research jointly undertaken by the ISM, A.T. Kearney and CAPS Research), and our review of the seven critical supply strategies for succeeding in a dynamic world in particular, with the third critical supply […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead VII: Developing and Managing Suppliers

Today we continue our coverage of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead (a detailed report based on research jointly undertaken by the ISM, A.T. Kearney and CAPS Research), and our review of the seven critical supply strategies for succeeding in a dynamic world in particular, with the second critical supply […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead VI: Developing Category Strategies

In this post, we continue our coverage of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead, a detailed report based on research jointly undertaken by the ISM, A.T. Kearney and CAPS Research in an effort to update the 1998 CAPS Study on The Future of Purchasing and Supply: A Five and […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead V: Missions, Goals, & Performance Expectations

In Part I of our review of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead, we overviewed the various external forces that will impact a company’s supply chain. In Parts II and III we took deep dives into the eight major forces that were identified specifically by supply managers who took […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead IV: Impacts to Business Models & Strategies

In Part I of our review of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead, we overviewed the various external forces that will impact a company’s supply chain. In Parts II and III we took deep dives into the eight major forces that were identified specifically by supply managers who took […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead III: The Eight Major Forces - Part II

In Part I of our review of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead, we overviewed the various external forces that will impact a company’s supply chain as identified by CAPs, AT Kearney, and the survey respondents. We then concluded with the eight major forces that were identified specifically by […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead II: The Eight Major Forces - Part I

In Part I of our review of Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade Ahead, we overviewed the various external forces that will impact a company’s supply chain as identified by CAPS, AT Kearney, and the survey respondents. We then concluded with the eight major forces that were identified specifically by […]

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Supply Management in the Decade Ahead I: An Introduction

Back in May, I overviewed seven critical supply strategies for succeeding in a dynamic world, as summarized in the article Succeeding in a Dynamic World that was jointly written by the ISM, CAPS Research, and A.T. Kearney after an initial foray into the data returned by a survey undertaken by the parties in an effort […]

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