The Second Biggest Mistake in Business Transformations

Business transformation - Second Biggest Mistake

In this article I want to focus on the second biggest mistake companies make during business transformations. In case you are wondering why I am focusing on the second biggest mistake rather than the biggest one – it is because I have already written a blog post on that topic last week. Here is the link […]

Who is going to win the battle of Titans (Apple, Amazon & Google)

Win The Battle of Titans

5 Things Your Boss Needs To Know About Win The Battle Of Titans. As everybody knows, three giants in the tech and software world have amassed an incomparable power in recent years from their networks and their strategies. With a vast range of products, they have stitched up the market amongst themselves. But what are […]

Interview Transcript: 5-STAR Network for Profitable Business Transformation

5-star network - 5-star business network

Topic:The 5-STAR Business Networks Interviewer: Ric Bratton of This Week In America Interviewee: Vivek Sood of Global Supply Chain Group (author of The 5-STAR Business Networks) Here is the entire transcript of the interview: Ric Bratton: Welcome back everybody! This Week In America, thank you for joining us! Our website is www.thisweekinamerica.us.  As promised, coming up […]

How Good is Your Supply Chain Optimization?

Supply chain optimization

System demos are tedious things at best. The developers are trying to showcase the best aspects of their baby in best possible light. About More Supply Chain Optimization They have spent months, sometimes years, thinking about and developing functionality. It is really a big ask to show off the usefulness of it all, in half […]

Successful Business Networking

Business Networking

Extract from the book “The 5-Star Business Network”, written by Vivek Sood Why Business Networks Are Important? Learn How To Make More Money With Business Networking. There was a time, not more than a few decades ago, if you were General Motors you would attempt to own every part of your business. The assembly lines, the […]

What Causes Supply Chain Confusion

Supply Chain Confusion

About Supply Chain Confusion My last post “Supply Chain Confusion could kill your business“ generated several great comments from highly qualified professionals around the world, and in this post I want to explore the reasons for the confusion. Obviously, the confusion is debilitating, and unprofitable. I am sure readers will have their own experiences with the confusion […]

Optimising What? Why do Business Transformations Fail?

Business Transformations

Business Transformations Fail Optimisation has always been a hot topic for strategists and business transformations executives. Now, as the mantle for leading corporations is moving from strategists to the integrationists and supply chain leaders – optimisation is hotter than ever before. When discussing business transformations, in my workshops, presentations and speeches, in particular I enjoy the audience interaction […]

Who Will ‘Supply Chain Dellify’ the Mobile Phone Industry?

5-STAR Network ,Universe, Supply Chain Dellify

Supply Chain Dellify’ the Mobile Phone Industry Dellify (verb) – the process of changing an industry model from high cost, low flexibility, make-to-stock model to a low cost, high flexibility make-to-order model. Before Michael Dell started his business from the college dorm, computer industry followed a very different model. It was been nearly 30 years, […]

The Rare Art Supply Chain of Getting Rapid Results

Rare Art Supply Chain

Rare Art Supply Chain I was in a meeting with one of my clients who was one of the top 3 executives in a large company, and he was telling me his experience from a recent corporate retreat, where 24 of their top managers had gone in for a strategic planning session for three days […]