Are you playing Battleship with your customers? Playing Twenty Questions with your suppliers? Maybe that’s why your relationships have not blossomed the way you thought they would. Here’s a quick look at what can be done to stop the games and get to the results.
A new book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua is generating buzz and debate both on-line, in print, and on TV. Chua’s goal in writing this book is to answer how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful children. As counterpoint, Chua decries American parents as…
What might the events in the Middle East mean to you and your business? Where will the revolutionary spirit end? Is this a Major Opportunity or Major Threat to your business? Join Dalip Raheja and Tim Cummins as they discuss some of the implications to world trade and…
As events continue to unfold in Egypt, I keep thinking about whether there are any lessons from a supply chain perspective that we should be taking away. And the answer is, without discussing the religious or social aspects, of course there is. There are certainly the obvious risk…
Obama challenged America to create “Sputnik” moments where new innovation would break through historical obstacles. “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world.” was Obama’s battle cry to action.
Now is an excellent time to apply that same “State of the Union” thinking to our Supply Chain relationships. How can we create internal “Sputnik” moments with our employees? Who in our organization owns this role? Do we encourage or discourage our suppliers and customers from innovating? How do we even begin?
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