How to Improve Supply Chain Collaboration
Shortages in raw materials and overloaded logistics have created major delays and challenges in manufacturing supply chains. Companies are very dependent on the…
Supply Chain Management and Digital Transformation: the Past and the Present
Author: Professor Jukka Vesalainen, University of Vaasa This paper discusses the role and opportunities of digitalization of supply chain management (SCM) in the…
What is Supplier Experience and Why Should Every Executive Care about It?
Most of the executives are already familiar with the concepts of Customer Experience, Employee Experience and User Experience. There is no doubt that they all are significantly…
The Nature and Theoretical Roots of Supplier Experience
According to an ingrained saying, profit is made through effective purchasing. Traditionally this has meant tough buying practices in well-functioning supply markets. However,…
Are your purchasers still spending 50 % of their time for non-value added work in 2020?
It is amazing how much non-value added work manufacturing companies are still doing nowadays in purchasing and supply chain management. As a part…
Playbook for Digital Supply Chain
Technological Hype, SCM Value Drivers and Practical Solutions for Manufacturing Companies A research paper published by World Economic Forum (2018) indicates that 75…
Concentrate on connectivity capability
Jukka Vesalainen works as a Professor at the University of Vaasa. His expertise is in the field of strategic management, network management and…
The Tier 1 Revolution – Inevitable in the Off-highway Industry
Fortaco is the leading brand independent strategic partner to the heavy o-highway equipment and marine industries oering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications and…
How to cope with contradictory goals of buying cheap and building trust?
Current purchasing professionals face contradictory goals. While the ordinary administrative and transaction management goals of purchasing highlighting price, quality, and effectiveness remain valid,…
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