Supply Chain Strategy

Nov 2, 2012

Alcoa's Strategic Transformation

Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO of Alcoa, spoke recently at NC State’s Wells Fargo Executive Series. His informal open style went over very well with students. But make no mistake – beneath an… 

Oct 25, 2012

A Sustainable Energy Platform for the EU and the World

At the BVL conference, I had the opportunity to speak to the group, and provide them with an overview of the insights and trends from the global logistics study that… 

Oct 17, 2012

ThyssenKrupp: The Amazon of Material Services

ThyssenKrupp is one of the big steel producers in Europe, and is getting ready to move to a completely different supply chain model.  The company competes in a number of… 

Sep 19, 2012

Three Key Trends in the Brazilian Logistics Market

I recently interviewed a senior logistics executive at one of the top three largest logistics service provider firms in Brazil.  This gentleman provided a very cogent and insightful set  of… 

Sep 4, 2012

Do Investors Really Reward Sustainable Enterprises? What do You think?…

The SCRC research team has recently been conducting a series of studies, whereby we try to link improvements in share price performance, with higher scores on sustainable supply chain performance.… 

Aug 13, 2012

Unilever's End-to-End Sustainability Push: Hitting all elements of the supply chain…

Unilever’s Corporate Sustainability Report came out in the last month, and was received with great fanfare.  Some of the highlights identified in the first year of its Sustainable Living Plan released… 

Aug 7, 2012

Key Forces to Consider that will Impact the Future Global Logistics Environment

Today’s global logistics environment is characterized by increasing complexity and a much greater number of parameters shaping the logistics environment. The speed of trends is breathtaking and increasingly complicated –… 

Jul 30, 2012

A differentiated lean volume channel strategy for Russia and India

I recently spoke with a CFO in charge of building a global value chain into India and Russia, who shared with me some of his insights on the differentiated supply… 

Jul 17, 2012

Five "Not so Easy" Pieces: Globalizing the Industrial Supply Chain

This summer we kicked off a new research project being sponsored by for BVL International entitled “Trends and Strategies in SCM/Logistics”.  BVL International is a non-profit neutral platform to promote… 

Jul 5, 2012

What does B stand for in BRIC Logistics Trends?

Prior discussions I’ve had with supply chain executives have alluded to the many challenges that exist in the BRIC economies.  Brazil is the first letter in BRIC, and perhaps also…