Book Insights from Supply Chain Leader

A collection of books, worth reading not only once but many times over. These books will enrich you with interesting insights…..

Clockspeed (Charles H. Fine)

Charles is the professor at MIT’s Sloan school of Management. He undertook a research project – the strategic impact of supply chain strategy on competitive advantage.

How choices in supply chain affect the company performance?

Charles argues that the industry clock speed are increasing and no advantage is permanent. The key is to choose the right capabilities of greatest value.

The ultimate core competency is the ability to choose capabilities.

Which part of supply chain to invest in or outsource? Supply chain design should be thought as assembling chain of capabilities. A company’s superior ability lies in its supply chain design.

Extended organization is formed by chains of organizations, technologies and capabilities. The three dimension current engineering (3DCE) of Product, Process and Supply Chain is the key for good business.

The battlefront in today’s competitive era is the supply chain design and it needs to be part of organization’s key strategic thinking.

Is your organization’s supply chain well thought?

Choosing the right capabilities to build a supply chain aligned to business strategy creates competitive advantage.