by Matt Davis | August 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
Black is the new black? Hype around “Black Swan Events” – large scale, unpredictable disruptions – is all the rage today in supply chain risk management. But if black swans are supposed to be the outliers, then why does it seem like supply chains are being hit by so many each year? The black swans [...]
Category: AMR Supply Chain Top 25 Supply Chain Risk Management Tags: Black Swans, Risk Management, Supply Chain
by Matt Davis | December 14, 2011 | 2 Comments
Occasionally in my work with clients, I will say some jargon that clearly does not register. And in an effort to clarify, I always try to think of a better way to explain that just providing a definition. So for you all you hybrid business geeks / movie buffs, here are my thoughts on some ways we [...]
Category: AMR Supply Chain Top 25 Demand Sensing and Shaping Supply Chain Risk Management Tags: Supply Chain
by Matt Davis | May 23, 2011 | Comments Off
We are only a week away from our annual Supply Chain Executive conference in Scottsdale. The content for this year is quite exciting and we are all looking forward to the reveal of the 2011 Supply Chain Top 25. The conference has been a hot topic with clients so I wanted to provide more details. [...]
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Category: AMR Supply Chain Top 25 Demand Sensing and Shaping Digital Supply Chain Emerging Markets Supply Chain Risk Management Tags: AMR, AMR Supply Chain Top 25, Gartner Supply Chain Conference, Global Logistics, Logistics, Operations Management
by Matt Davis | September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
I just read about the 10 million unit recall that Fisher-Price just announced today. Much like the Toyota recall, it’s amazing how a relatively few incidents can cause major disruptions in supply chain.
Category: Supply Chain Risk Management Tags: Fisher Price, Reverse Logistics, Risk Management, Safety Recall, Supply Chain
