Wednesday, October 7th 2020
This week in
Consulting
What are the opportunities for Supply Chain during and after the pandemic crisis?
This week’s must read
Manufacturing, Financial services, … every industry has been scrambling to minimize the impact of the Covid-19 on the bottom line. The pandemic served as a trigger to identify and eliminate risks in their global supply chains. Do you think that incorporating AI-powered solutions into your supply chain risk management strategy will allow you to identify problems before they threaten the business?
This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Jennifer Bisceglie for GlobalTrade about the impact of covid on supply chain.
Thought Leadership
COVID-19 is a different form of supply chain disruption unknown until now. What should companies do to protect themselves from future disruptions? Flexibility should allow to move quickly, that will help to minimize impact on the bottom line.
The Covid-19 pandemic, trade restrictions, & shortages of pharmaceuticals have unveiled many weaknesses and triggered a rise in economic nationalism. The challenge for managers will be to make their supply chains more resilient to increase their domestic production.
This article is a full set of McKinsey ‘s latest perspectives on COVID-19, how organizations can prepare for the next normal and why executives are more hopeful about the economy than they have been at any time so far during the COVID-19 crisis.
This week’s Consulting News
| Hope Moses Ashike@Business Day
| Jeremy Grant for Financial Timer
| @PRNewswire
| @Consultancy.uk
This week’s media
John Scannapieco, chair of the Global Business Team at the law firm of Baker Donelson, explains how the U.S.-China trade war, the coronavirus pandemic and global recession are causing companies to rethink the structure of their supply chains.
Consulting sourcing tips
Consultancy Procurement 101: A Beginner’s Guide
This beginner’s guide will help you understand everything you need to know about consultancy procurement. It will give you an overview of the key steps involved in the procurement process and will help you get started on your sourcing journey.
12 Essential elements to include in your consulting agreement
When you launch a project, you can always hope that the consultant will understand your needs. Or you can write down the reasons why you start a project and what results you expect. Writing an RFP is not easy
Management Consultants Salary – Best of 2022
The average management consultants salary is $85,000 per year. However, salaries can vary widely depending on experience, location, and industry. However, the job can be demanding, with long hours and frequent travel.
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Hélène Laffitte is the CEO of Consulting Quest, a Global Performance-Driven Consulting Platform and author of “Smart Consulting Sourcing”, a step by step guide to getting the best ROI from your consulting. With a blend of experience in Procurement and Consulting, Hélène is passionate about helping Companies create more value through Consulting.
