supply chain

What were your initial goals for driving change within Avetta?  Avetta was a very successful and continuously growing company when I joined six months ago. Our current goal is to scale the business so it can capture the large opportunity…

The COVID-19 pandemic will test the operational resiliency of every company. Before it does, check your assets and conduct your own research to make sure you pass.

The festive shopping season is in full swing and for retailers the potential rewards have never been higher.

In a world of conflict, displacement, natural disasters and lean commercial operations, Ecolog International delivers mission-critical services, creates local opportunities for communities who need them most, and enables customers to focus…

In the current political and ecological climate, there is mounting pressure on businesses to achieve greater levels of sustainability from a variety of stakeholders. Not only do a massive 81% of consumers now prefer to buy from brands…

John Blyzinskyj is the CEO of Elemica, a global enterprise software company that provides products for global process industries including oil and gas, specialty chemical, bulk primary chemical and extrusion pharmaceutical companies, as…

John Herr is the CEO of Avetta. He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1993, and has been with Avetta for 4 years. Avetta, formerly known as PICS (PICS Auditing), are a global supply chain risk management software company - they vet…

Running a successful company takes a lot of work. There are so many different factors that must perfectly coalesce to create a compelling brand or product that consumers want to purchase, and many executives recognise that the multitude of…

The current global economic environment is tumultuous, to put it mildly. The pound has fallen among growing Brexit uncertainty, which is impacting British business, in particular the automotive industry. In addition, current trade wars –…

At its simplest level, the core purpose of the supply chain is to get the right amount of ‘stuff’ from one place to another at the right time, designed to transform raw materials into finished products for consumption as efficiently as…