Asia Supply Chains to benefit from new trade agreement

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Negotiation Agreement

Asia Region trade initiative The newly discovered importance of Supply Chains means that professionals can be expected to advise senior management and boards of directors concerning the longer-term supply chain influences on their business. One of the influences is a move away from globalisation to a greater focus on regions and sub-regions. Region development in Asia has been advanced with … Read More

Using Cloud technology for Supply Chain applications

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Global network

Selecting the type of Cloud application Cloud computing is a valid technology approach for transmitting data and information through supply chains, but do not commence the discussion from the view of cost savings. Instead, evaluate the risk factors for your organisation to enable identification of the total cost. Software as a Service (SaaS) is a favoured business model among application … Read More

Collaboration for strategic parties in a supply chain

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Sales and Logistics

Internal and external collaboration Collaboration is a term often used in articles that discuss Agility and flexibility in supply chains, requiring digital tools that enable data and information to be exchanged between contracting parties. In addition, the current pandemic has resulted in government requirements for people to work at a distance from others. This has accelerated a trend for employees … Read More

Technologies in Supply Chains, jobs and assumptions

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

business analysis

Technologies and acceptance Articles by commentators have forecast that technologies will result in the loss of millions of jobs within a few years, including in supply chain functions. But are these forecast accurate? A blogpost from 2017 illustrates that forecasting job losses due to technologies is not new. Now, a recent forecast stated that jobs involved with materials management (and … Read More

Building an effective Supply Chains Strategic Plan

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Collaboration in Supply Chains

Structure for the planning process To build a Supply Chains Strategic Plan requires knowledge of an organisation’s Supply Network, the wider political and economic environment and interactions throughout the organisation that can influence the Plan’s effectiveness. Your supply chains will not become ‘integrated’ if the Supply Network comprises independent organisations with their own business objectives and policies. The aim must … Read More