zen and the art of supply chain management
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February 9, 2015
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Zen and the Art of Supply Chain Management
Progress doesn’t lie, and more than ever, society, industry,
individual companies, and at heart even consumers and shoppers,
are experiencing clear benefits from improved collaboration within
the logistics of supply chain management systems. With
adjustment and improvements in our five specialized areas of
planning, development, manufacturing, logistics and returns,
supply chains are doing better than ever, and so we want to keep
our successes coming. But what can we do to prepare for the
future?
To better serve the needs of existing and future consumers, the
forces and trends for supply chain management point to a
combination of variables. The main external factors shaping our
industry for the next ten years are largely beyond our control, but
must absolutely be considered in order to be best prepared for the
inevitable curve balls that are part of the joys and sorrows of
SCM. Here are some of the main outside factors to watch for in
the years ahead.
Radio Frequency Identification and other forms of wireless data
transfer mean that keeping an eye on how this effects commerce
collaboration will be elemental in forging future success. Moore’s
Law and the continued “information blow-up” continues to be
mostly accurate, in that technology’s progress is reaching speeds
never before seen, along with consumers and shoppers keeping
pace on their various gadgets and networks.
With great power comes great responsibility, as they say, and as
change moves faster and faster, expect new rules and new
adherences to be a part of the regulations by local, national of the
new integrated seamless infrastructure will involve changes
in labor laws to permit infrastructure to be run at full steam but
with less wear and tear on the environment, part of the growing
focus on corporate social responsibility. If you are aware of these
laws and regulatory changes, you will be able to follow suit and
stay current.
Africa, Brazil, China, India, Korea and Russia are the rising
markets, all expected to take giant strides in growth in the coming
years. The middle class is rapidly expanding in these countries
and regions. Transformation and reorganization of local and global
resourcing will bring new economic balance, but there is also the
potential for protectionist country policies.
Finally, the fight for natural resources and the trend of
sustainability is a huge consideration for international supply chain
management that cannot be ignored. Staying in the loop and
making efforts to operate in an ecologically responsible manner is
paramount to future survival. Meeting the challenges set in place
by political initiatives to come up with sustainable solutions by
2020 will make you a leader in the field.
Prioritizing these trends and taking steps toward collaborative
action to find out what value means to the customers of tomorrow
will help you today. Adapt with coming changes and your supply
chain management operations will soar with success.