Alignment is key in Vested Outsourcing. Companies like Jaguar and Unipart showed the importance of properly aligning when they created a shared vision more than a decade ago: it catapulted them to the top of the JD Powers charts. And when I read through an excellent eyefortransport report on outsourcing logistics strategy I am reminded […]
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Beware Strategic Drift—it’s Ailment No. 12
Even the seemingly most well-crafted contracts and business relationships can suffer from a common but dangerous ailment that I call Strategic Drift. Strategic drift occurs when buyers and suppliers don’t work to maintain their relationship, or put in the work needed to keep abreast and update their strategic priorities as business happens. I’ve witnessed Strategic […]
