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Make in India: Implications for Supply Management
Evaluate India's infrastructure in two "buckets." One is moving bits and bytes – telecommunications, fiber optics and satellites. The second is movement of physical goods. In October 2014, an India Development Update by the World Bank…
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Aerospace and Defense Digital Supply Network Survey 2015
Accenture recently polled supply chain executives at 30 companies in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific to better understand their supply chain strategies and related digital systems investments. The companies surveyed in the Accenture…
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The First 100 Years of the Institute of Supply Management
1915: ISM is founded in New York as the National Association of Purchasing Agents (N.A.P.A.) with the goals to impress the business world with the importance of the purchasing function to economic well-being and…
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Complexities of Latin American Supply Chain
According to an article published in CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, the Latin America region with a total GDP of US $5.5 trillion and more than half a billion consumers presents tremendous potential of companies.…
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Intermodal’s capacity constraints – Potential solutions
An article published in CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly present some interesting perspectives for managing current bottlenecks in intermodal operations. The article informs that typical approach adopted to accommodate current and future intermodal volumes is…
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Strategic purchasing participation, supplier selection, supplier evaluation and purchasing performance
In a research that my co-authors and I had conducted, we examine how purchasing’s strategic participation influences supply management activities via the choice of appropriate operational and strategic criteria. Specifically, the study focuses on supplier…
Helping Get Unstuck & Strike a Value Chord
A platform to share and reflect on my journey across the worlds of management, innovation, and social impact. Here, you'll find a collection of my management thoughts, highlights from my books, research contributions, and presentations, all rooted in years of academic and practical experience. Whether you're a student, practitioner, policymaker, or fellow thinker, this space is designed to provoke thought, encourage dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to both academic and applied conversations in business and beyond.
This is how it all started…
I started this blog to share and reflect on my journey across the worlds of management, innovation, and social impact. Here, you’ll find a collection of my management thoughts, highlights from my books, research contributions, and presentations, all rooted in years of academic and practical experience. Whether you’re a student, practitioner, policymaker, or fellow thinker, this space is designed to provoke thought, encourage dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to both academic and applied conversations in business and beyond.
Anand Nair
Educator | Researcher | Management Scientist | Data Scientist | Consultant | Entrepreneur | Value Mentor