Hello again dear followers. I know it’s been such a long time to not to share an article with you. You just kept reading the same ones for about two months. However, I think it is very useful for all of us to digest the main idea of all write-ups here. So, I hear you say what about the next :) I am planning to add new features to this website in the near future. I believe new things will make this platform more enjoyable, dynamic and...

Again a very good article from McKinsey Quarterly. Hope you like it… One of the most important questions facing leaders is when they should trust their gut instincts—an issue explored in a dialogue between Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and psychologist Gary Klein titled “Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?” published by McKinsey Quarterly in March 2010. Our work on flawed decisions suggests that leaders cannot...

As I am very interested in supply chain management and related issues, I would like to share an on-line article about supply chain technologies. Enjoy :) Like a lot of people who follow business like they follow sports, I’m interested in questions like whether the materials handling industry is up or down, whether business is getting better, holding steady or falling behind. I’m also curious about what our readers – our...

Companies face five key supply chain challenges as they seek to take advantage of the economic recovery, according to a new study by PRTM Management Consultants. The study, Lessons Learned from the Global Recession, found that most of the 350 manufacturing and service companies surveyed now believe there will be a significant upturn in demand from their customer base as well as a significant increase in company profitability over the next...

I’m again here with another on-line supply chain article from McKinsey Quarterly. I strongly recommend for those of you who are interested in supply chain management to read this one. Enjoy in your supply chain journey :) As high-tech supply chains increase in complexity, they become harder to manage. Collaboration between OEMs, suppliers, and retailers is the answer. The supply chains of high-tech companies are globe-spanning...

Europe’s 20 million small and medium-sized enterprises are a driving force in the economy, accounting for half of business revenues and for two thirds of all jobs in the region, yet many struggle to grow. Growth is vital to any business – it is the engine that drives an enterprise forward. If a company cannot deliver increasing sales and profits it is unlikely it will be able to take advantage of market opportunities and to thrive in...