I think Todd Taylor over at OPS Rules accurately captures a few key points about the shifting of tech supply chain dynamics as the industry becomes decidedly more consumer centric.
A more consumer centric supply chain means design cycles (both planning and production cycles) will be compressed. I’ve spoke with phone manufacturers who want the entire design cycle – from the first thought about the product until the time it is available to consumers at retail – to be under nine months
Some interesting tidbits here from Akamai (with the full report
Dr. Shawn DuBravac is author of the New York Times Best Seller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate, which explores how the world’s mass adoption of digital technologies portends the beginning of a new era for humanity in the realms of business, healthcare, finance, transportation and culture.
