Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 22 pages or so. But these are 22 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: What is meant by the term 'supply chain automation'? Currently, out of the two areas outlined in the answer above, where do we see the most amount of automation within supply chains? What are all the additional costs of automation - including the hidden costs that most novices do not see till it is too late? What are the benefits an organisation gains from automating its supply chain? Is automation always profitable? When should we automate a manual process - whether in the office, or on a shop-floor? Which are the KPIs that can be improved by automation? How to keep track of these KPIs? What are some of the least known but most important factors that play a key role in the automation process in 2020 and beyond? We have an annual goal to improve the current turn around time. How can we do it by using automation? Will the small and medium scale enterprises get benefited by automating their supply chain? If yes how? Are there any weaknesses in supply chain automation fortress? What are the main barriers that prevent companies from implementing supply chain automation? Howe can we overcome these barriers? What are the current trends in supply chain automation and how are these trends evolving? How the automation process will affect the employees in an organisation? What are the future employment opportunities that supply chain automation will generate? How will the supply chain automation evolve in future?

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 36 pages or so. But these are 45 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: It takes only two years to get a masters' degree in supply chain management today. After that it takes nearly twenty years of working under the tutelage of a supply chain master to get a modicum of mastery in the discipline itself. So, why strive towards supply chain mastery? What can masters do that other supply chain professionals cannot achieve? Are there any special powers that come with that title? How to achieve supply chain mastery? Are there levels of mastery? What are the five disciplines of supply chain in which you must achieve mastery? Who grants you the title of a supply chain master? Read these quick notes to get our take on the topic.

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 38 pages or so. But these are 38 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: Why we are qualified to write this list of FAQs on Supply Chain Digitisation? Digitisation Is An Emerging Term In Supply Chain management. What Is Meant By Digitisation, and how is it different that digitalisation? So, what exactly happens with supply chain digitisation? What is the magic of digitisation? What is digitalisation? Why Is Supply Chain Digitisation Important? How Is The Digital Economy Impacting The Supply Chain? How Do we Digitize our Supply Chain, What Are The key Steps? How can we Leverage IoT, AI and automation In Supply Chain Digitization? In a drive towards Supply Chain Digitization, How can we Develop supply chain Analytics Capabilities? What is the relationship between supply chain digitisation and supply chain dashboards? While driving supply Chain Digitization, How do we engage Diverse stakeholders? Explain The Benefits Of Supply Chain Digitization? What Are The eight wastes cut by supply chain digitisation? How big are they anyway? Besides cutting the eight wastes, what are other significant benefits of supply chain digitisation? Will supply chain digitisation ALWAYS lead to positive outcomes? How Are Digital Business And Supply Chain Interrelated? What Are Various Stages Of Digitisation? What Happens In The First Stage Of Digitisation? How was the second wave of digitisation introduced? What were the second generation systems called? if ERP and ERP-II are the systems of the second generation of digitisation in last century, then what is the third generation of digitisation? What shortcomings did these systems foster on the organisations using them? What is the evolution of the current state and future of digitisation and supply chains? What Is The Biggest Challenge In Implementing Digitization In The Supply Chain? What Is This Endless Spiral Of ERP Upgrades And Implementation Shortfalls That You Talk About? Notes on FAQs

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 22 pages or so. But these are 22 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: What is Supply chain AI and why everyone is moving towards it? What is the advantage of integrating AI in a supply chain environment? What are the current applications of AI in SCM? What are the current trends in the field of AI which aid improvements in SCM? Which are the experimental models in AI meant for supply chain management? What is Supply chain AI and why everyone is moving towards it? What is the advantage of integrating AI in a supply chain environment? What are the current applications of AI in SCM? What are the current trends in the field of AI which aid improvements in SCM? Which are the experimental models in AI meant for supply chain management? What are the fully developed AI models that are currently used in the business environment? Out of the four stages of supply chain analytics - descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive - which one has the most potential application of supply chain AI? How does the predictive nature of AI algorithms help in forecasting? What is the current cost reduction that AI brings into SCM? In this current ongoing COVID -19 crisis can we use AI to reduce the decision making time and to process huge amount of data. If yes how? What are the requirements for a company to incorporate the use of AI in its supply chain? What are the future trends that we need to look in AI? Which are the industries that can gain more from an AI-powered SCM? What is the role of the current ERP and DSS tools when deploying AI?

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 25 pages or so. But these are 25 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain systems that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. What are supply chain systems and why are they so important in supply chain management? Explain the evolution of the supply chain software architecture? When did it all start and what is its current structure? Explain the evolution of the technical architecture of supply chain systems? What was the big 'pulling factor' in the evolution of information architecture of supply chain systems? How can we categorise the supply chain systems based on their functionality? What are some of the key mistakes in supply chain systems deployment? Why do companies continue to make these career-killing mistakes despite nearly 40 years of accumulated learnings from earlier mistakes? What is the current information architecture? Explain its benefits? What is the strategic requirement of the supply chain system? Give an overview of the most useful strategic supply chain systems, and, explain the most common supply chain systems strategy deployment mistakes. What are the tactical requirements of the supply chain system? Draw a tactical overview of the supply chain system? The supply chain systems how are they operated and executed? What are the advantages of all new web-based architecture of the system over the conventional mainframe and client-server architecture? What will be the capabilities of the next-gen architecture in supply chain systems? What are the challenges that we must overcome during the deployment of new technology architecture?

Part of our new “Quick Notes” series – this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature – these notes are only 25 pages or so. But these are 25 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain restructuring that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. What is supply chain restructuring? How do supply chain restructuring projects differ from other supply chain improvement projects or supply chain cost reduction projects? What does everyone immediately think about organisational restructure whenever supply chain restructuring is mentioned? What are the benefits of supply chain restructuring? What are the risks of supply chain restructuring? Can you make it real by giving us some examples of supply chain restructuring projects? When we should carry out supply chain restructuring, and when we should not carry out supply chain restructuring? Are internal teams enough for supply chain restructuring? When should we look for external help for supply chain restructuring? What are some general guidelines for successful supply chain restructuring projects? Who should lead a supply chain restructuring project? What magnitude of expenses are normal for a supply chain restructuring project which will saving x amount of dollars? What kind of help is available externally for supply chain restructuring projects, and what value does it bring?

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 28 pages or so. But these are 28 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: What can you learn from the best examples of five flows of supply chain management to use in your company? What are the best examples of five flows of supply chain management? How did they get where they are now? Why are five flows important? How to integrate these into your business strategy?