Is Your Supply Chain Ready to Enable Profitable Growth and High Performance? Ascet Volume 7, September 13, 2005
Growth is clearly back on the executive agenda. Yet executives increasingly find that growing profitably is extremely challenging due to the complexity and volatility characteristic of today’s business environment. Further complicating matters is the fact that, after several years of intense focus on cost reduction, most companies’ supply chains are operationally efficient but are not tuned to support growth. As companies pursue profitable growth, they will have to move past operational efficiency – largely table stakes in today’s environment – to construct a growth-enabling supply chain that is information rich and technologically robust, highly flexible, tightly integrated and organized and measured to address the needs and preferences of highly dynamic customers. In short, a company’s supply chain will spell the difference between success or failure in its chosen markets.
John Matchette, Accenture, Hans von Lewinski, Accenture - London

 On the Map: Location Technology Goes Mainstream Ascet Volume 7, September 13, 2005
Location technology is poised to integrate with mainstream enterprise computing and the range of benefits for business are just beginning to emerge.
Joe Francica, Directions Magazine

 The Evolution of Enterprise Mobility: Five Predictions Ascet Volume 7, September 13, 2005
The wireless revolution is beginning, and companies must move beyond simply adapting current business processes to a wireless ecosystem. Successful companies will begin re-examining and redesigning business processes now.
Al Delattre, Accenture

 The Smart, Sensor-Based RFID Network Ascet Volume 7, September 13, 2005
Items tagged with sensor-based RFID coupled with new software technology are poised to connect, integrate and expand tracking information across the supply chain network.
George Brody, GlobeRanger Corporation