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Sage Advice? Only for Turkeys.

Supply Chain Shaman

I even had one consulting company tell me the other day that the book Bricks Matter has helped him to better understand supply chain excellence. (I Here I want to question some of it, because as a cook, I believe that sage is a best fit for turkeys, and I don’t believe I am surrounded by turkeys. I laughed.

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Rethinking Black Swan Events for Modern Supply Chain Risk Management

Resilinc

In this blog, we will explore a new way of looking at black swan events for modern supply chain risk management, drawing teachings from the book The Power of Resilience by Yossi Sheffi. Imagine a turkey that is well-fed and has lived a comfortable life. What are Black Swan Events in Risk Management? Here’s another example.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

Last year Turkey contributed Euro120 million to the Group’s Euros 8 billion turnover. Ferrero set up activities in Turkey four years ago and volume has been growing at a steady 20-25% per year. To support this growth we have already built a factory in Turkey and this has been operational for four months.

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Fire-side chat with Magdalena Yesil, founder, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author of the book #PowerUp

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

We sat down with her to talk about her new book PowerUp and how to win in the new economy. That’s exactly what they did to me when I was leaving Turkey for the United States to come to college many years ago. You talk about “selling the future” in your book as a winning formula. As a former general partner at U.S.

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Online retailer Hepsiburada wants own delivery network

Supply Chain Movement

E-commerce in Turkey is growing rapidly. Since the mid-2000s online sales have been growing 25% annually in Turkey and Hepsiburada.com has been outperforming the market with 50% annual growth rate, says Saatcioglu. Hepsiburada has been a pioneer in online retailing in Turkey. Customer centric.

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Turkey’s leading online retailer Hepsiburada wants own delivery network

Supply Chain Movement

E-commerce in Turkey is growing rapidly. Since the mid-2000s online sales have been growing 25% annually in Turkey and Hepsiburada.com has been outperforming the market with 50% annual growth rate, says Saatcioglu. Hepsiburada has been a pioneer in online retailing in Turkey. Customer centric.

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Dil?at Uyguroglu:“Supply chain plays a huge role in sustainability agenda”

Supply Chain Movement

Unilever’s corporate vision – “to double the size of the business, whilst reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact” – is top of mind, bordering on evangelical, for the company’s supply chain in Turkey. Since 2009 I’ve been in Turkey where I continue to run the Algida ice-cream factory.”.