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The New Permanent Work Arrangement in the Post-Pandemic Era

The New Permanent Work Arrangement in the Post-Pandemic Era With the onset of COVID-19, our lifestyles and business processes are no longer what they used to be. New processes have emerged as the needs of both internal and external customers have evolved and changed. Most of us now prioritize working in a safe and healthy environment. Due to the coronavirus, we’ve had to reevaluate all our habits. With COVID-19, we’ve become even more […]

Our New Coworkers: “The White-Collar Workers”

Our New Colleagues: “Metal-Collar Workers” In today’s world, where artificial intelligence and technology are advancing rapidly, the increasing use of robots in the workplace and the growing integration of AI into business processes are accelerating the emergence of a new category of workers. In addition to the categories we know as blue-collar, white-collar, and the new generation of “round-collar” remote workers, the addition of “metal-collar” workers is now on the agenda. In technology […]

Is a Lean-Agile Hybrid Strategy Needed? Will the LEAGILE Strategy Become the New Philosophy of the Supply Chain?

In the world of global supply chains, the LEAGILE Hybrid strategy is becoming a term we’ll be hearing more and more often. For our part, we’re familiar with each component of this strategy individually and are working to implement these components in our business processes. For this reason, in this article, I will discuss the LEAGILE Hybrid strategy, which is a combination of these two concepts. I’ll start by explaining lean thinking, followed by […]

How Prepared Is the Logistics Infrastructure—Which Has Withstood the Pandemic—for a Potential Earthquake in Istanbul?

In the wake of the tragic Izmir earthquake we experienced recently, attention has turned to a potential earthquake in Istanbul. We’ve been following TV programs and print media featuring many of our seismology professors as guests, and I wanted to examine the logistical aspects of a potential Istanbul earthquake for you. Are we prepared for a potential earthquake in Istanbul? Is our logistical infrastructure sufficient? How much damage are we facing? Is our priority action plan ready? Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Department of Earthquake Engineering […]

As We Approach 2025, Are You Ready for the Jobs of the Future?

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Future of Jobs Report, the COVID-19 pandemic and the global recession of 2020 created a highly uncertain outlook for the labor market and accelerated the transformation of our workplaces. The global pandemic, economic stagnation, structural changes in the economy, Industry 4.0 applications, and advances in automation have collectively caused millions of people worldwide to lose their livelihoods. The report’s […]

What Is a Supply Chain? What Are the Basic Concepts of Supply Chain Management? What Does Supply Chain Management Provide?

The supply chain, or logistics network, is one of the key, indispensable elements of a business. By definition, it refers to the entire system of organizations, people, technology, activities, and resources involved in the movement of a product or service from the supplier to the customer. For a business, it affects all business processes and encompasses the journey of all the company’s products and services, starting from the supplier […]