by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 14, 2020 | Articles
Big companies have long been aware that supply chain expertise is needed in the boardroom for a thorough grasp of all business operations. Smaller companies are now catching on as well. Nevertheless, it is still rare to find a Chief Supply Chain Officer seated at the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Mar 21, 2019 | Articles
Is Corporate Social Responsibility on Your 2019 Supply Chain Agenda? Gartner’s decision in 2017, to add corporate social responsibility to its criteria for judging the world’s top 25 supply chain organisations was a clear indication that CSR has...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 1, 2019 | Articles
Why Smart Companies Bring Supply Chain Into the Boardroom While it has become more common in recent years to see the title Chief Supply Chain Officer on a company hierarchy, the role rarely reports directly to the CEO and is likely to be denied a place at the C-Suite...
by Rob O'Byrne | Feb 10, 2017 | Articles, Systems Implementation
Thanks to 21st Century technology, companies and businesses of any size can take advantage of far-reaching supply chains, and continued advances will continue to make it easier to do so. In terms of security though, galloping technology development can be considered...
by Rob O'Byrne | Nov 28, 2016 | Articles
Supplier payment extension, a practice that found favour among sales and manufacturing companies during the 2008/2009 recession, has never gone away. No longer is it about survival during a financial crisis though. Instead, extending payment terms has become a popular...
by Rob O'Byrne | Oct 27, 2016 | Articles
I realise I may be going out on a limb here, but really, it’s worth pointing out some common executive misconceptions which can lead to less-than-perfect supply chain decisions. After all, as someone once said, we live and learn. If just one or two of our...
