Behind every great company is a great supply chain

Singapore - It would be useless if a company had a good product and marketing insight, but not the means to bring it to the customer, and this is where the supply chain comes in, says Didier Chenneveau, LG’s CSCO.

“You can’t be a great company without a great supply chain,” he says.

In this video interview with ProcurementAsia, Chenneveau speaks on the strategic importance of the supply chain on an organisation’s bottom line, their growing importance after the recession, and if CSCOs are going to get even more attention from top management from now on.

Chenneveau also gives his two cents worth on what CSCOs can expect in the year ahead, including where the market is going in terms of IT investments, strategy, RFID and the industry’s new favourite buzzword: sustainability.

Asia to recover before the West

Asia will emerge from the recession quicker than the West, because it can adapt quickly to changes in the economy, says Hoang Van Dung, first vice executive president of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Rebranding the supply chain

Singapore – Polishing your organisation’s supply chain image can help you attract top talent, go global and even appear more desirable to your customers. Bonsey Design's Jonathan Bonsey tells ProcurementAsia how.

Buying an ERM solution

Singapore – Procurement professionals should make sure their broad organisational goals are aligned with those of their ERM providers in order to maximise visibility. What else should you keep in mind when selecting a vendor that is right for your supply chain?

We find out in this video.

Adopt technology into your SC today

Many companies fail to understand what a good supply chain solution can do for them, preferring instead to use a spreadsheet, says William Leo, director, SCM, CEO Asia, Infor. He tells of how SCM solutions can help turn your supply chain into a cost-kicking, risk-mitigating organisation.

Dell banks on closer supplier relations

Singapore - To counter the illeffects of the downturn, Dell is forging closer relationships with their strategic suppliers so the latter can gain enhanced visibility into Dell's initiatives and focus areas, which in turn can help save operating costs during these lean times, says Vinay Asdhir, senior manager, worldwide procurement at Dell Singapore.

Watch the video to learn more:

The new supply chain normal

Singapore – Has the recession been good to 3PLs? Yes – for smart companies.

John Langley Jr, professor of supply chain management at Georgia Institute of Technology and director of supply chain executive forum, as well as Mark Goh, director of industry research at The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific, were speaking at a THINK Logistics forum this week, during which the results of the 14th annual 3PL study was released.

“Shippers have to work closely with 3PLs even if they were traditionally hesitant to, while 3PLs need to go beyond their transportation roles to offer high level industry information,” says Langley, author of the report.

Together with Goh, they speak on the state of the industry, the changed relationship between customers and 3PLs, and tackle the tricky question of what the new supply chain “normal” is.