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 Supply chain finance? What is the importance of supply chain finance? Why we need it? How does the supply chain finance work? What are the Letters of Credit (LoCs)? What is their role in supply chain finance? Why do countries provide export credits and insurance? What is the role of credit in supply chain finance? What are the benefits of supply chain finance? Is Supply chain finance a new thing? How can we select the best supply chain finance (SCF) platform and finance partner from the market? Are there any partners you would recommend? How to structure the finance flow of our supply chain? Do you have any guidelines for selection of the right SCF platform or partner? In which industries SCF most relevant and applied? Are there any industries in which SCF plays a crucial role in customer acquisitions? What are the future trends in supply chain finance? What is your prognosis?

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 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 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?

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 meant by the term 'supply chain analytics'? Why is supply chain analytics so important to every company looking to achieve supply chain excellence, or better profitability? Is supply chain analytics same as data analytics? If not, then what is the difference between the two? How is supply chain analytics related to data visualisation? What is the history of supply chain analytics? What is meant by the term 'supply chain analytics'? Why is supply chain analytics so important to every company looking to achieve supply chain excellence, or better profitability? Is supply chain analytics same as data analytics? If not, then what is the difference between the two? How is supply chain analytics related to data visualisation? What is the history of supply chain analytics? What is the scope of supply chain analytics? What all does it cover? What are common methods of supply chain analytics? What is descriptive supply chain analytics? How does it work? What are some of the tools of descriptive supply chain analytics? What is diagnostics supply chain analytics? How does it work? What are some of the tools of diagnostics supply chain analytics? What is predictive supply chain analytics? How does it work? What are some of the tools of predictive supply chain analytics? What is prescriptive supply chain analytics? How does it work? What are some of the tools of prescriptive supply chain analytics? Could the supply chain analytics process be summarised in a generic methodology? What would such a generic methodology look like? What supply chain analytics tools usually come built into the ERP systems? What is their key deficiency? What other supply chain analytics tools are usually available? What are their key deficiencies? How could I test the efficacy of the supply chain analytics tools available off-the-shelf?

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?