{"id":301,"date":"2017-11-03T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T10:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridge101.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2022-11-21T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:15:18","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519823619724{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 6% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prof. dr. Bram aims to <strong>share inspirational thoughts through blogs &amp; vlogs on supply chain, strategy and finance and how they are interconnected.<\/strong> He also hopes to spread his enthusiasm and motivate you to implement strategy-driven supply chain management in your own organization.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read\/watch and share Bram\u2019s blog\/vlog with your network and within your company. And naturally, in this digital age, feel free to comment!<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column]<div class='q_masonry_blog'><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_grid_sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_grid_gutter\"><\/div><article  class='post-1795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/06\/22\/june-26th-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-bekaert\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bram-bekaert.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/06\/22\/june-26th-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-bekaert\/\">June 26th: Supply Chain Strategy &#038; Financial Metrics Keynote &#8211; Bekaert<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">On June 26th Bram will host a hands-on workshop, during the Leadership Team Meeting of Bekaert, on the Supply Chain Triangle....<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/29\/csco-hamburg\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CSCO-Hamburg.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/29\/csco-hamburg\/\">October 18th: Supply Chain Strategy &#038; Financial Metrics Keynote \u2013 Gartner<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">On October 18th Prof. dr. Bram Desmet is invited to be part of the Gartner Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Executive Forum in Hamburg, Germany. The ...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/29\/supply-chain-ecosystem-2\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/supply-chain-ecosystem-1.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/29\/supply-chain-ecosystem-2\/\">The Supply Chain Triangle in the Supply Chain Ecosystem<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">&nbsp; In his foreword to my book and in earlier linkedin posts, Frank Vorrath, talks about the evolution towards a supply chain ecosystem. The idea w...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1728 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/27\/supply-chain-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/supply-chain-ecosystem.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/27\/supply-chain-ecosystem\/\">1 Supply Chain Ecosystem = 1 Strategy?<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">&nbsp; In an earlier blog we have already analyzed that different strategies lead to different supply chains and that supply chain is often mistaken f...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1727 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/18\/june-7th-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-solventure-academy\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Keynote-Academy.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/18\/june-7th-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-solventure-academy\/\">June 7th: Supply Chain Strategy &#038; Financial Metrics Keynote &#8211; Solventure Academy<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_s...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1730 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/09\/how-much-inventory-do-you-need\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/How-much-inventory-do-you-really-need-blog.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/05\/09\/how-much-inventory-do-you-need\/\">How Much Inventory Do You Really Need?<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">How much inventory do you really need? Companies try to answer in 2 ways: top-down and bottoms-up. In a top-down approach, we define an \u2018overall\u2019 ...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/26\/aftermarket-impacts-supply-chain-triangle\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Aftermarket-Spare-Parts-n-v3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/26\/aftermarket-impacts-supply-chain-triangle\/\">How Aftermarket Impacts the Supply Chain Triangle<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">Today at the \u2018Dag van Inkoop &amp; Logistiek\u2019 of VIB in Antwerp, I came across Timmy Thijs, who is teamleader inventory management at Atlas Copco ...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/19\/nov-8-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-vlerick-business-school-ghent\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Vlerick-Supply-Chain-Network-Nov8.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/19\/nov-8-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-keynote-vlerick-business-school-ghent\/\">November 8th: Supply Chain Strategy &#038; Financial Metrics Keynote &#8211; Vlerick Business School, Ghent<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">During the Supply Chain Network 2018, organized by Vlerick Business School, Prof. dr. Bram Desmet will give a keynote on Supply Chain Strategy &amp; F...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1662 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/18\/march-23rd-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-workshop-old-heineken-brewery-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/intent-final.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/18\/march-23rd-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics-workshop-old-heineken-brewery-amsterdam\/\">May 23rd: Supply Chain Strategy &#038; Financial Metrics workshop &#8211; Old Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">During this workshop, organized by Intent Group, Prof. dr. Bram Desmet will moderate a discussion on Supply Chain Strategy &amp; Financial Metrics at ...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/11\/impact-of-sustainability-on-strategy-and-supply-chain-triangle\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/shutterstock_265588874-1.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/11\/impact-of-sustainability-on-strategy-and-supply-chain-triangle\/\">The Impact of Sustainability on Strategy and the Supply Chain Triangle<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">&nbsp; This blog discusses the impact of sustainability on strategy and the supply chain triangle. It is based on a discussion with Mathias Fahy, sust...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/11\/every-strategy-deserves-an-excellent-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/structure-1024x716-1024x675.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/04\/11\/every-strategy-deserves-an-excellent-supply-chain\/\">Why Every Strategy Deserves an Excellent Supply Chain<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">Last week I had the opportunity to introduce the key concepts of my book \u201cSupply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics\u201d to a group of senior produc...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/28\/day-of-purchasing-and-logistics-antwerp\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vib.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/28\/day-of-purchasing-and-logistics-antwerp\/\">April 24th: Day of purchasing and logistics &#8211; Antwerp<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">Interested to learn more about Supply Chain Strategy and Financial metrics? Prof. dr. Bram Desmet will speak at the Day of purchasing and logistics. ...<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vlog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/26\/smart-connected-supply-chain-conference-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/berlin.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/26\/smart-connected-supply-chain-conference-supply-chain-strategy-financial-metrics\/\">Smart &#038; Connected Supply Chain Conference: Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">Watch now Prof. dr. Bram Desmet\u2019s presentation at \u2018Smart & Connected Supply Chain Forum\u2019 in Berlin....<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-1394 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/15\/broadening-the-perspective-on-supply-chain-finance\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/piggy.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2018\/02\/15\/broadening-the-perspective-on-supply-chain-finance\/\">Broadening the perspective on supply chain finance<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">The days that cost cutting in the supply chain was solely related to comparing unit price, are over. Incorporate a strategic angle in the discussion....<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><article  class='post-363 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog '><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_image\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2017\/11\/03\/how-to-get-in-three-steps-from-financial-metrics-to-supply-chain-strategy\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/feat-image.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_text\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_title entry_title\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/2017\/11\/03\/how-to-get-in-three-steps-from-financial-metrics-to-supply-chain-strategy\/\">How to get, in three steps,  from financial metrics to supply chain strategy<\/a><\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"q_masonry_blog_excerpt\">Financial metrics are key to evaluate business performance. Less well-known is that they are also good handles for agreeing on supply chain strategy....<\/p><div class=\"q_masonry_blog_post_info\"><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519984189054{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bluebackground.jpg?id=1585) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Success starts by taking action<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"\/connect\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"qbutton  medium center white default\" style=\"color: #21ab64; background-color: #ffffff;\">Get in touch<i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-envelope qode_button_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519823619724{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 6% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prof. dr. Bram aims to share inspirational thoughts through blogs &amp; vlogs on supply chain, strategy and finance and how they are interconnected. He also hopes to spread his enthusiasm and motivate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-301","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/301\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bramdesmet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}