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Time for Plan B: How Supply Chains Can Avoid the Mad Scramble of Disruption
The famous idiom “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” couldn’t be more appropriate these days. Supply chain management platforms deal...
Peakstone Advises Flexo Converters on Its Sale to Novolex, a Carlyle Group Portfolio Company
May 2021. Novolex®, an industry leader in packaging choice, innovation and sustainability, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to...
It’s Time to Stop Playing It Safe: Moving from Incrementalism to Transformation (XI)
We began the series by stating that simply good isn’t good enough. That in today’s competitive climate, which requires companies to innovate, expand...
5 Key Steps to Fast-Track a Digital Transformation (X)
If you’ve been following my series, Making the Case for a Digital Transformation, it’s apparent that such a venture can stretch out over many months...
Software Implementation Is No Cakewalk. Take Charge & Win Quick. (IX)
Now that the case for a digital transformation has been made and the go ahead given, it’s time for your supply chain software...
Getting Down to Business: It’s Time to Make the Case for Your Digital Transformation (VIII)
With a promising software provider determined and the backing of your network, it’s time to pull together your resources, construct a business case...
The (Hidden) Elephant in the Room: Trust (VII)
Digital transformations are hard work and require more than just technology to be successful. In the countless times I’ve managed multi-party...
Can the Software Providers Do What They Say? Put the Finalists Through the Paces. (VI)
Up until now, the process of choosing software providers has been all talk. As thorough as your due diligence may be, there’s always the possibility...
Peeling Back the Onion: Choosing a Software Provider With Due Diligence (V)
Both the digital transformation and each software provider are multi-faceted, so think of these next stages of the discovery process as ‘peeling...
How Do You Qualify a Software Vendor? (IV)
Knowing what you want and how to convey it is only half the battle. There is still an overwhelming number of software vendors to choose from, with...
Know What You Want & How to Ask for It (III)
Approaching a digital transformation can seem daunting. There are many considerations and software providers, so how do you determine which...
How to Kick Off Your Digital Transformation by Building the Right Team (II)
We opened this series by discussing why digital transformation and continuous improvements are critical to long-term success. But once...