We are very pleased to announce that, starting tomorrow, we will be launching a weekly Supply Chain Expert Series on this blog. The Supply Chain Expert Blog Series is a roundup of thought provoking ideas and unique perspectives on today’s most pressing supply chain management issues from the industry’s top supply chain thought leaders.

The series will feature a weekly Q&A with experts including top research analysts, consultants and key members of industry associations, academia and press.  You can see all of the interviews in the series here.

The series kicks off with insight from Bruce Richardson, Chief Research Officer, AMR Research. In his post, Richardson comments on the declining economic climate and what specific supply chain initiatives can be applied in the short term to have greatest effect on a company’s financial performance and sustainability.

Consistent with the mission of the 21st Century Supply Chain blog, the expert Q&A series will explore relevant and compelling industry issues, such as:

• The economic downturn and its affect on the supply chain and supply chain risk management strategies
• The government stimulus package and its impact on the industry landscape
• Supply chain management trends including outsourcing, integration, sales & operations planning, globalization and more
• On-demand / Software-as-a-Service

For free access to the entire Supply Chain Expert Blog Series, please visit the 21st Century Supply Chain blog and sign up for email, twitter or RSS updates.

Some of the experts that will be featured in the  Q&A series include:

• Corey Billington – Professor, Procurement and Operations Management, IMD Global Business School
• David Blanchard – Editorial Director, Material Handling Management and Outsourced Logistics
• Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE – Chief Executive Officer, APICs – The Association for Operations Management
• Clarence Chen – Principal, PRTM
• Colleen “Coco” Crum – Managing Principal, Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.
• Simon Ellis – Practice Director, Supply Chain Strategies, Manufacturing Insights, an IDC Company
• Bob Ferrari – Managing Director, The Ferrari Research and Consulting Group
• Mary Hayes Weier – Editor-at-Large, InformationWeek.com
• Robert Kugel, CFA – SVP & Research Director, CFO and Business Research, Ventana Research
• Larry Lapide, Ph.D. – Research Director, Demand Management Solutions Group and Director, Demand Management at MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
• Gary Lynch – Global Leader, Supply Chain Risk Management Practice, Marsh
• Andrew K. Reese – Editor, Supply & Demand Chain Exeuctive
• Bruce Richardson – Chief Research Officer, AMR Research
• Nari Viswanathan – VP, Principal Analyst, Supply Chain Strategy & Planning, Aberdeen Group

We welcome your comments on the insights that will be shared during this series.

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