We’ve got a lot to say on the subject of supply chain innovation beginning with our mantra, unlocking performance , which reflects the value we place on individual and organization’s ability to achieve breakthrough results. The supply chain challenge to innovate demands an even greater commitment but with exponential return. This issue of KNOWledge contains the following insights:

So we look to a quote from Moliere to motivate you to forward an article and energize colleagues to join you in the next wave of innovation.

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Kathleen Geraghty
As a business person, specifically a supply chain professional, I have admired technical advances in high tech products from a distance for most of my career. What I didn’t realize until recently was just how complimentary we can be to one another, potentially a match made in heaven. This article examines a key area perfected by innovative product teams that can be extended to supply chain teams. Read more...

by Simon Baxter
As part of my work with clients, I am regularly facilitating them in the completion of a SWOT analysis. In my experience most teams tend to be able to list twice as many weaknesses as strengths? There are several factors that an organization must put in place to create the right conditions for innovative thinking to be harnessed and used. Read more...

by Hitesh Attri
Innovation is a leading subject for conference agendas, advanced degree curriculum and corporate priorities. This article will consider a few leading examples and examine the correlation between innovation and supply chain maturity. Are they mutually exclusive or interdependent? Can progress in one fuel progress in the other? Read more...

by Douglas Kent
A lesson I learned early in life, during the establishment of my very first enterprise, a corner lemonade stand was that there comes a time when even the juiciest lemon is squeezed dry; not a drop left. For many companies that is exactly where they are with their supply chain - or least where they think they are! But, have they been innovative? Have they developed an innovative supply chain that also shares an equal focus on the mitigation of risk? Read more...

Our research team will be exploring the state of supply chain risk management in high-tech industry. The research will identify various risks that are high on the agenda for the various nodes (OEMs, CM, Distributors, and Component Manufacturers) and methodologies they are adopting to mitigate those risks. Contact the research team at research@eKNOWtion.com for more details.

Serving as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Supply Chain Operations Excellence practice leader, Douglas has over twenty years of experience focused on the development, marketing and deployment of tailored supply chain solutions for companies across a wide variety of industry sectors and brings energized leadership to eKNOWtion and its clients. Read more...

Serving as the company's Chief Operating and Knowledge Officer (COKO) and head of the eKNOWtion Research Academy, Kathleen has been supporting international clients for over fifteen years integrating a passion for performance and life in her work. Her extensive experience and hands-on approach have driven positive results for many companies and complex supply chains. Read more...