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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030. Lately, as I reflected on my conversations with John (fictitious name) when I was at AMR Research, I yearn to go back in time.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today shareholder activist campaigns against companies with a market cap greater than $10 billion has more than doubled since 2010. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Not So Happy Earth Day

Enterra Insights

According to Bloomberg reporters, “There are cost-effective methods of cutting carbon that together could meet half the 2030 emissions target. Solar and wind costs fell 85% and 55% between 2010 and 2019, making them now cheaper than fossil-fuel-powered electricity generation in many places. feet, compared with 2020.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

Kearney, Boston Consulting Group, Cap Gemini, Deloitte, E&Y, IBM, and McKinsey, they get more of the same. DOW and BASF Orbit Chart at the Intersection of Inventory Cycles and Operating Margin for the Period of 2010-2018. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. The reason? Analyze the patterns. What is different?