One of the top competitive issues facing companies today is the need to become an agile, digital business. Yet, most companies are failing to make the transformation.  An important new study, just released by the Business Performance Innovation Network, highlights major roadblocks standing…

Last month, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at WTG’s 13th Annual Logistics and Supply Chain Summit with Oliver York, replenishment analyst within product order management for The Coca-Cola Company, for a session on incorporating Millennials into the supply chain field. In York’s role he…

An increasing number of organizations are using logistics processes and practices to help carry out humanitarian efforts. Last week my colleague Maddy and I had a blast at the Stop Hunger Now volunteer opportunity that kicked off CSCMP’s 2015 Annual Conference.  Stop Hunger Now is a meal-…

As I sat thinking about companies that have been making headlines for finding innovative ways to deliver orders on time, Amazon comes to mind. Many have heard the headlines about Amazon’s drone’s, its one-hour delivery service, and rapid expansion into transportation logistics. Next week at CSCMP’s…

Today’s sourcing and procurement function has the ability to be so much more than just the buying arm of the enterprise, focused only on getting the lowest cost. Shifting the focus to what the business needs to accomplish its goals can enable procurement to take into account elements such as…

APQC recently spoke with Mick Simonelli, innovation consultant and former senior executive who built USAA's Innovation Program, and Mike Fitzgerald, innovation leader and senior analyst with Celent, about innovation trends for banks, insurers, and securities firms. They also outlined how these…

Business Performance Innovation Network (BPI) in partnership with Tech Mahindra produced a research report based on an online survey of more than 250 enterprise business leaders and innovators across North America, Europe, and Asia. APQC recently interviewed Dave Murray, director of thought…

Transform to Better Perform is a new global thought leadership initiative developed by the Business Performance Innovation Network (BPI) in partnership with Dimension Data. It is dedicated to helping business leaders, IT organizations, data professionals and technology providers explore the…

In an earlier blog post, Scott Alexander, vice president of innovation at ROi (Resource Optimization & Innovation), described how ROi used innovation to re-imagine the supply chain and develop solutions to drive greater efficiencies, reduce costs, and produce sustainable change. In the second…

APQC recently spoke with Rich Beck, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for PepsiCo, about the organization’s global supply chain innovation efforts. PepsiCo is a global food and beverage organization with net revenues of more than $66 billion and a product portfolio that…