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Seed Money For Entrepreneurial Venture – The 401K Option
Firms such as BeneTrends in North Wales, Pa & Guidant Financial Group in Bellevue, Wash. are observing almost 30% to 35% increase in customer volume for a new venture funding approach that taps into…
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Supply Chain Infrastructure Priorities
In the recently published research report, Aberdeen Group surveyed 800 supply chain executives, 80% of whom identified their companies as being involved in domestic and/or international supply chain transformation initiatives. Aberdeen report the following…
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Product Life Cycle Management
An Aberdeen Group report on PLM, titled, " The Best Kept Secret of Top SMB Product Developers," benchmarked more than 290 SMB (Small and Medium Business) survey respondents in July 2008, finding that SMB…
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Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment – Scenarios
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) is defined as a business practice that combines the intelligence of multiple trading partners in the planning and fulfillment of customer demand. Since the 1998 publication of the…
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Metrics Useful in Supply Management
– Working capital as a percent of sales as compared to that of our peers – Actual supplier lead time – First-pass yield (also known as the "perfect order") – Error rates, to…
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