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 45 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: What is supply chain governance? Why do companies need it? What is the difference between supply chain governance, and corporate governance? Why many companies with good corporate goverance fall short in supply chain governance? What does it take to acquire supply chain governance? Which companies need directors with supply chain experience on their boards? What does it take to achieve supply chain mastery that leads to adequate supply chain governance from board level?

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 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 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: What threatens supply chain security? What is the potential impact of these threats? Why do we need to identify the risks in supply chain? What risks exist? Where? Why? How to think about supply chain risks? Where can we nd appropriate information and help to mitigate the risk in supply chain?

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: I work in the human resources department and we get an overwhelming number of marketing material on trainings and courses in supply chain. Can you give us an overview of the supply chain training landscape so we know who is who in the zoo? Is the training same for supply chain transformation team as it is for supply chain business-as-usual team? Why do we need supply chain training and courses? Should not the basic university or school education be enough when supplanted with a suitable on-the-job training? Does the experience in the supply chain management compromise the need to do a course on the supply chain? What is the history of supply chain courses and trainings? Why is there such a lot of disparity in the conceptual coverage of key supply chain principles? What are the most suitable courses for logistics, transportation, warehousing, procurement and production management parts of supply chain management? What are the important bodies that offer certification in supply chain management internationally? What level of supply chain are these course most suitable for? Do these international certificates really have validity all over the world, or will I need to do a bridging course to tailor the skills to my new country of residence? What are the courses offered by certification bodies in the USA, UK, Australia, Germany and India? Are there any courses that will incorporate the online mode of study and certification? Are the free courses provided by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platforms effective in landing a job in supply chain, or getting promotion in the current job in supply chain? How can we assess the credibility of the course provider? What are the best courses for the level 1 and level 2 supply chain professionals in SCT (supply chain transformation) space? How does the supply chain training for level 1 and level 2 differ from the training for levels 3 and 4? What are the best post-graduate courses in supply chain management? Is the PGDM in the supply chain better than MBA at the operational level? What kind of courses in the supply chain are most suitable for experienced or mid-career personnel in the supply chain? Are the supply chain courses offered by E-Learning platforms like edX, Edureka etc valuable in getting vertical growth in supply chain environment?

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 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