Thought Leadership Series for Procurement Professionals
Article 1 –
Managing the Multitude of Supply Chain Risks
The pace of technological change is accelerating, globalization is under attack,
and the political order is in flux. It’s a potent combination for procurement and
supply chain professionals to navigate. This paper brings into focus some of the
key strategic and tactical risks ahead and offers insight into how to manage them.
What You Will Learn
- What China’s 5-year plan means for the chip business
- How EU elections and disputes in the South China Sea may disrupt supply chains
- Why autonomous vehicles matter for logistics
- How artificial intelligence will change the way you forecast
- What the rapid pace of acquisitions means for procurement professionals
Article 2 –
Planning a Path for Future Growth
Digital transformation is invigorating and opens doors for business
opportunities and market growth. But it also presents challenges for
companies across the electronics value chain. What products and technologies
to develop or acquire? What’s the right business model? Who will be the new
competitors? When will the market take off? This paper looks at some of the
factors that are informing the answers to these and other questions and
suggest a few areas to focus.
What You Will Learn
- Why the next tech boom will differ from past booms
- IoT growth projections and the meaning of the “long tail”
- Reasons to develop a service model for revenue growth
- Why the acquisition binge is expected to continue
- The business implications of the “trough of disillusionment”
- If the coming digital transformation is showing up in chip sales yet
SourceToday’s Thought Leadership Series for Procurement Professionals –
look for the next article scheduled to come out in mid April!