The buzz: “Although counterfeit drug production was originally concerned with lifestyle medications treating non-life threatening conditions, the industry has expanded to produce nearly every type of medicine” (cnbc.com/id/44759526).

The buzz: “Although counterfeit drug production was originally concerned with lifestyle medications treating non-life threatening conditions, the industry has expanded to produce nearly every type of medicine” (cnbc.com/id/44759526).

The buzz: “We thought big data was big, but the potential quantization and tracking and administration of all classes of activity and reality via blockchain technology…hints at the next orders-of-magnitude...” (Melanie Swan).

The buzz: “When you calculate the scale of costs that leak from the supply chain, it reveals astonishing waste.” (Pete Loughlin, Supply Chain Finance July 11, 2012)

You bought a house years ago.

The buzz: “PwC’s 2016 Utilities Industry Trend report says [the market] will quadruple by 2020 and reach $6 billion worldwide; innovation is a necessity.” (J. Johnson) Since the 20th century began, world population has grown from 1.65 billion to 7.

The buzz: “You need to start your supply chain conversation” (S&OP Manager). As the speed of the economy accelerates, so do demands on your Supply Chain: response time to suppliers, communication with customers, managing the volume of data.

The buzz: “A goal without a plan is just a wish” (Antoine de Saint-Exupery). Sales and operations planning is a critical first step for the success of any business. The challenge? Doing it well.

The buzz: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.” (Steven Covey)

Digitization is changing the supply chain game, driving businesses into a new dimension where accelerated response is mandatory.

The buzz: “It’s not the organizations that are competing. It’s the supply chains.” (Wael Safwat, SCMAO) Feeling out of control in the planning phase of your business? You are not alone.

The buzz: “Survival is optional. No one has to change” (W. Edward Deming). As we begin 2017, companies like yours face volatile demand and faster response expectations from customers, while your supply chain complexity grows as it goes global.