[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Whenever a company produces a service internally that others buy or produce more efficiently or effectively externally, it sacrifices competitive advantage” (Quinn, James Brian, Thomas I. Doorley, Penny C. Paquette “Technology in services: rethinking strategic focus” Sloan Management Review, Winter…
Company Improvement Phases: How Do We Accelerate Improvements?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There is a classification about the improvement phases in a firm according to the degree of development of internal and external processes. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3517″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” title=”The Improvements Phases in a Firm”][vc_column_text] This classification has been widely used (Gartner, PRTM,…
Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Marketing/Sales Strategies Alignment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to SCOR Reference Model there are three main supply chains or we could say three main supply chain strategies (make-to-stock, make-to-order, and engineer-to-order). As we are showing those strategies must be aligned with manufacturing and marketing/sales strategy. Despite SCOR mention…
Supply Chain Management Definition
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It is important to know the SCM concept because many people confuse supply chain with logistics. So they reduce the relevance and scope of supply chain. How we are showing the concept of supply chain is quite broad, and that…