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Why does the supply chain that served you so well yesterday seem designed to end your company today? Don’t be surprised; that’s how nature works. Yesterday’s design is optimized for yesterday.

At Kearney’s recent Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab) annual Future of Design conference, Robert Brunner, founder and partner of Ammunition, said, “What sets apart a great design from a good ...

The world has been thrown many a curveball over the last few years, from the pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These events have impacted many areas of life, and the phrase “supply chain ...

The manufacturing supply chain is, by definition, the epitome of complexity. There are changing demands for product, varying levels of lead times for supplies, the balancing of production capacity, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to ...

Festo’s Pneumatic Essentials Program builds on design to make components readily available. Todd Shannon, the business development leader for the Essentials program at Festo, discussed the program and ...

Abstract: Fraud in supply chain operations poses significant risks to businesses, including financial losses, operational inefficiencies, and erosion of stakeholder trust. With the increasing ...