22-Apr-2020 | Sudy Bharadwaj
With some parts of the world starting to open up and others still shut down, now is the time to evaluate the steps to manage your supply chain going forward. While many industries can leverage these s
16-Mar-2020 | Sudy Bharadwaj
With so much attention on COVID-19, it is prudent to consider how to help manage through uncertainty. First, the key issue is not to think of this “pandemic mitigation”; this is supply chain disru
23-Jan-2020 | Sudy Bharadwaj
As direct sourcing gained steam in the 1990s and 2000s, it usually encompassed five critical business areas: design, plan, manufacture, deliver, and operate. Fundamentally, these five areas have no
9-Oct-2019 | Sudy Bharadwaj
From smartphones to automobiles to knowing who rings your doorbell, society is embracing innovation – permeating nearly every aspect of our lives. But even innovations such as cell and gene therapie
9-Jul-2019 | Sudy Bharadwaj
Initiatives that involve your suppliers usually are meant to benefit you, since you are the owner of the initiative. Before embarking on technology adventures such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blo
7-May-2019 | Sudy Bharadwaj
Life sciences and consumer goods organizations constantly innovate product offerings to improve lives. These advancements, although beneficial, can be costly – in part due to the large extended supp
23-Jan-2019 | Sudy Bharadwaj
In a previous blog, I mentioned work-in-process (WIP) inventory. One question I hear: Why WIP? Why not raw materials inventory? Why not finished goods inventory? Depending on factors such as your b
22-Aug-2018 | Sudy Bharadwaj
A financial analyst or supply chain professional who is new to life sciences might be tempted to cry when looking at working capital requirements of some life sciences organizations. But such high inv
16-Aug-2018 | Sudy Bharadwaj
High-performing sourcing organizations continually achieve direct-spend cost savings. How do they do it? To find out, SAP benchmarked 616 enterprises across 15 industries, using annual savings rate
9-Aug-2018 | Sudy Bharadwaj
The proliferation of private label, white label, and store brands has caused a fundamental shift in how retailers think and operate from a supply management perspective. Retailers that are focused on
