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Risks And Opportunities In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Michael Gravier
Risks And Opportunities In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
We are entering new territory where, to succeed, we must fundamentally understand how we as human beings think about our world and our relation to our technology.
Supply Chain Management Has Changed The World Economy, Michael Gravier
Supply Chain Management Has Changed The World Economy, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
I’m making a bold assertion: global supply chain management practices are single-handedly holding down inflation across the globe. Economists have been asking for a while now why inflation stubbornly remains below “ideal” levels, despite uses of various policy levers. There is some evidence that it could be due to the ability of modern global supply chains to continue to find new and cheaper sources of production—the power of competition—coupled with old fashioned managerial innovation.
Supply Chain Opportunity Costs About To Explode, Michael Gravier
Supply Chain Opportunity Costs About To Explode, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
The cost of tariffs gets a lot of popular media attention, but it’s a shallow treatment of a complex disease. Yesterday Bloomberg ran a piece titled, “The Age of Global Supply Chains Is in Trouble,” about the worrying impact of export restrictions on global supply chains.
Of Telegraphs And Blockchains, Michael Gravier
Of Telegraphs And Blockchains, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
The point is that getting blockchain right will generate tremendous rewards and share risks across globally spanning supply chains—getting it wrong may stifle innovation and erode trust.
Technology Is Supply Chain’S Greatest Threat”. Supply Chain Management Review, Michael Gravier
Technology Is Supply Chain’S Greatest Threat”. Supply Chain Management Review, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
There are a lot of companies that could do more and need to modernize, yet the forthcoming generation of technology works against traditional supply chain management approaches.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Some Supply Chain Managers Just Don’T Get It, Michael Gravier
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Some Supply Chain Managers Just Don’T Get It, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
Whether you call it the Fourth Industrial Revolution or give it some other name, the source of competitive advantage is about to change, and your current strategy is most likely going to kill your business unless you prepare.
Wisdom Comes From The Young, Michael Gravier
Wisdom Comes From The Young, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
Leaders must engage their entire workforce and supplier and customer bases in order to maximize competitive advantage.
Leadership And The Democratization Of Supply Chains, Michael Gravier
Leadership And The Democratization Of Supply Chains, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will continue the democratization of technology.
2019: The Year Of Supply Chains Living Dangerously, Michael Gravier
2019: The Year Of Supply Chains Living Dangerously, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
Failure to take action this year could leave you in danger of being left behind, and reduced uncertainty is a far cry from increased prosperity.
Tariffs Won’T Deter Industry 4.0, Michael Gravier
Tariffs Won’T Deter Industry 4.0, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
It is easy to understand the frustration that drives some to support tariffs and protectionism. None of this means that the tariffs will work. And supply chains are the reason why.
The Half-Life Of Supply Chain Knowledge, Michael Gravier
The Half-Life Of Supply Chain Knowledge, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
It hasn’t been true for decades that Westerners are the only ones living a middle-class lifestyle.
An Immigrant’S Advice For College Graduates, Michael Gravier
An Immigrant’S Advice For College Graduates, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
Immigrants, because of their international heritage, bring a unique perspective to a career in supply chain management
Global Supply Chains Depend On People, Michael Gravier
Global Supply Chains Depend On People, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
Any threat to use tariffs as an economic weapon will have limited effect because we don’t hold the same power we used to.
Infrastructure Fix Requires Innovating Our Regulatory Approach, Michael Gravier
Infrastructure Fix Requires Innovating Our Regulatory Approach, Michael Gravier
Marketing Department Faculty Journal Articles
The real problem with infrastructure is the management process – or lack thereof.
Understanding Risk Management For Intentional Supply Chain Disruptions: Risk Detection, Risk Mitigation, And Risk Recovery, Scott Duhadway, Steven Carnovale, Benjamin Hazen
Understanding Risk Management For Intentional Supply Chain Disruptions: Risk Detection, Risk Mitigation, And Risk Recovery, Scott Duhadway, Steven Carnovale, Benjamin Hazen
Business Faculty Publications and Presentations
Strategies to mitigate supply chain risk tend to treat disruptive events as homogenous, despite having different causes and requiring different risk management strategies. We develop a framework to understand effective risk management strategies by considering whether a disruption was caused by an intentional or inadvertent act and whether the source of the disruption was endogenous or exogenous to the supply chain. Based on exploring evidence from risk management strategies for specific disruptions, we find that risk detection is important for both intentional and inadvertent disruptions, while effective risk management practices differ in terms of risk mitigation (relational versus process based …