Cisco case study - This Week in Supply Chain Management (42 / 2011)

I had a productive week. Nonetheless, there is still a lot to do. The next deadline for handing in parts of my dissertation is by the end of October, so at the moment I am working on the last bits and pieces there. I still found some time to read on the internet, this is the best of over 30 articles I read.

News

• Sony seems to be hit quite hard by the Thailand flooding, several new product launches have been delayed “indefinitely”. (BBC)

Blogs

• Jeff Ashcroft hast a short review of some highlights of this years CSCMP conference. (constellation research)

Research

• I found this great interview with Professor Ravi Anupindi on how Cisco prepared their supply chain for the H1N1 virus. (Michigan University)

Also have a look at my articles this week:

• Monday showed a simple listing of 18 Ways to guard against Disruptions
• Wednesday I had a look at a very strategic topic: How to align product architecture and supply chain planning in Matching Product Architecture with Supply Chain Design

Enjoy the weekend!