I’ve just Googled “end to end” to see how other perceive what this means.
For some it is a lands end to John O’ Groats bike marathon, to thers it meand looking at products from manufacture through to reatailer / point of sale.
True “end to end” for manufacturing companies is in my view much more than this. It has the same marathon elements mentioned above and means “getting visibility into supply, manufacture, distribution, retail and consumption”. Read More
The current economic crisis has brought things to a head in several industries, especially in developed economies.
Factors like market saturation, ageing and static populations, threat of low cost competition from emerging economies etc. are not completely new and their march has continued for the past several years. However, the crisis has brutally demolished any hopes of a gradual change and time to adjust to the new landscape.
Consumer and Govt spending is likely to remain under pressure for the foreseeable future and therefore demand for better value will be widespread and remain intense. Read More