These Global Business Network Winners Know – ‘The Game Has Changed Again.’
These Global Business Network Winners Know When I explain to people that supply chain 3.0 is real, in general, I get three type of responses. 1. Most of the McKinsey (or their clone) trained strategists ask me to show data to back up this assertion. 2. On the other hand, more intuitive executives (mainly from […]
Fire-Aim-Ready Innovation (FAR) – For Efficient Product Development
For Efficient Product Development This article is an extract from The Five Star Business Network, written by Vivek Sood “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011), Business Week, May 25 1998 “In […]
Open Secrets from Ancient Network
Extract from the book “The 5-Star Business Network”, written by Vivek Sood Secrets From Ancient Networks – Unchain Your Corporation “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” Alphonse KARR, Les Guêpes 1849 Before we embark on the journey of exploration into the current realms of business networks, let us take a journey into the past. […]
Do you Know How Business Model Works & how it changed?
How Business Model Works? I was shocked when I heard of the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands Inc. The $2.5 billion maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread had about 33 plants, 565 distribution centers and 570 bakery outlet stores across the United States. I have no doubt tons of e-ink will be spilt on dissecting the […]
Five Supply Chain Key Cornerstones of The 5-STAR Business Network
There are five Supply Chain key Cornerstones of success in building and harnessing effective global business networks So what are these 5 key cornerstones of the super networked businesses that lead to these networks being called the 5-STAR Business Networks? This Is Why This Year Will Be The Year Of Business. As an aid to […]
Business Network systems – Why are they important ?
Business Network systems – Why are they important ? “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” -Jane Howard Business Networks are important to accelerate and sustain success for any individual or organization. It is imperative to […]
Supply Chain Blockage – Ikea Case Study
Learn About Supply Chain Blockage – Ikea’s Case Study Imagine if you were a small sized furniture seller, and suddenly your suppliers refused to supply furniture to you because they allege that you are selling at too low a price. And, when you went to another manufacturer, they refused too. In fact, it turns out […]
Why are there Supply Chain Problems in Every Start-up?
Why are there Supply chain problems in every Startup? There is a common assumption that every company’s supply chain should be similar, if not the same then Why are there supply chain problems in every startup. Even learned professors at august institutions write highly prescriptive articles in highly regarded magazines such as Harvard Business Review […]
Understanding and Using Resistance – in Business Transformations Using SCM 3.0
19 years ago, when studying for MBA, our Professor in Change Management, Dexter Dunphy told us that Change Management is nothing but management of downside. How Much Do You Know about Understanding And Using Resistance? I understood that his point was every change has a downside – and as a change manager, the most important […]
How Organizational Silos Can Ruin Your Supply Chain
Organizational silos are based on the division of labor, on organizing the labor in such a way that each individual specialized in what he/she knows best, so that it can all be integrated in such a manner that a cohesive whole which is created in the result is much better in quality and much cheaper […]
