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The Future of Supply Chains

As the pandemic rumbles on, many countries have been suffering shortages and panic buying as global supply chains wobble. Much of that will likely ease over the coming months, but systemic challenges remain. Dustin Burke, one of BCG’s leaders in manufacturing and supply chains, urges companies to use the experience of the last 18 months to prepare for what's next.

The So What from BCG: Can We Fix Supply Chains in 2022?

As the pandemic rumbles on, many countries have been suffering shortages and panic buying as global supply chains wobble. Much of that will likely ease over the coming months, but systemic challenges remain. In this episode, Dustin Burke, one of BCG’s leaders in manufacturing and supply chains, urges companies to use the experience of the last 18 months to build resilience and reliability into their operations without adding cost and redundancy. 

BCG-WEF Project: Unlocking Value in Manufacturing Through Data

By leveraging data and advanced analytics, companies can provide better products and services, optimize their value chains, and maximize return on capital. Effective data-sharing applications are essential to define key success factors and to enable manufacturers to derive value from their data.

Service Delayed Is Service Denied

In an increasingly digital world, companies, especially service businesses, that transform themselves to compete in real time can gain an advantage over rivals.

For CPG Companies, Necessity Is the Mother of Reinvention

Empty store aisles and widespread stockouts belie the success that many CPG companies are experiencing during the pandemic. Building new capabilities and developing supply chain resilience are key.

Agile

For agile innovation to succeed, leaders need to get out of their comfort zone.

What 11,500 Employees Say About Agile Transformation

Survey questions reveal three key findings that can help transform companies into truly agile workplaces.

The Future of Customer Service Is Fast, Lean, and Agile

Agile operating principles can improve the customer experience while lowering costs and reducing resolution time.

How Agile and Outsourcing Can Be Better Together

Agile’s reach is broadening inside companies, but vendors are often left outside the new processes. A five-pronged approach allows agile and outsourcing to fuel each other—and expand the rewards.

How to Get Agile Right

Agile transformations require commitment at the CEO level. Leaders must become champions of change who visibly embrace new ways of working.

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When IT Providers Become Your Innovation Partners

Only companies that create ecosystems can count on their IT service providers for innovation, a new BCG global survey reveals.

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Closing the Defense Innovation Readiness Gap

Ministries of defense must act now to keep pace in the global innovation landscape.

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Work Will Never Be the Same—Savvy Business Leaders Are Adapting to Change That’s Already Here

The pandemic has caused unprecedented organizational disruption. But it also has offered valuable lessons about the way we work—and created significant opportunities.

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