For the past several months, supply chain issues have headlined the news, identifying a worldwide vulnerability that was magnified by the global pandemic. Dimensional Research, in their 2020 State of ...

Discover how value chain analysis enhances business efficiency, optimizes costs, and delivers competitive advantage through step-by-step assessment.

Amid the churn of the pandemic and change on multiple fronts, consumer goods manufacturers now face historic pressures to contain costs, navigate ongoing uncertainty in both supply and demand, and ...

When companies view suppliers from inside their specialized niches, it is tempting to imagine the business world will continue as-is, with just minimal improvements each year. But in the automotive ...

It is no longer enough for businesses simply to know and hold themselves accountable for their direct actions—what they make, how they make it, whom they buy from and to whom they sell. Geopolitical ...

"Globalization is not collapsing; it is being reorganized. What we are witnessing is not deglobalization, but reconfiguration ...

Analysts estimate that the global market for semiconductors will exceed $600 billion in 2025 and hit the $1 trillion mark by 2030, suggesting a CAGR of over 8%. It’s no surprise that the drivers ...

Supply chain leaders increasingly rely on data science to navigate disruptions, optimize operations and drive decisions. Yet data, like crude oil, holds no value unless refined into usable insights.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But what if it isn’t? I would guess that at least 50%, and probably closer to 70%, of the article pitches I receive these days involve AI. Most ...

Over the past decade, many electronics firms have talked about diversifying their supply chains. An analysis of Apple—America’s biggest consumer electronics firm—illustrates that most of their ...