Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

"ketendenken"

English translation:

chain thinking

Added to glossary by DianeGM
Jan 9, 2009 10:04
15 yrs ago
Dutch term

"ketendenken"

Dutch to English Bus/Financial Human Resources Job description
In a list of core company values/specifications.

What's a good term for this in English - is "chain mentality" ok, is there something more positive sounding?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 chain thinking

Proposed translations

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chain thinking

as in value or supply chain thinking, seems to be the current mode

see two of many (circa 10.100) hits googled:

SCDigest Weekly Newsletter - June 16, 2005 Issue - [ Vertaal deze pagina ]The original piece, as we noted, was written in about 1998, and was the basis for much derivative supply chain thinking and writing from that time to this ...
www.scdigest.com/assets/news/05-06-16.htm

[PDF] Supply Chain Thinking & Practice - [ Vertaal deze pagina ]Bestandsformaat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML-versie
The basis for believing that supply chain thinking is deeply relevant to the future of chemicals. lies in examining:-. 1. The approach that world leaders ...
www.stanford.edu/group/scforum/Welcome/White Papers/EPCA Pa...
Peer comment(s):

agree Kitty Brussaard
32 mins
Thanks, Kitty :D
agree Saskia Steur (X)
2 hrs
Thanks, Saskia :D
agree Peter van der Hoek : Personally I prefer the complete phrase "(creative) supply chain thinking" as that describes best what is meant with the Dutch word.
14 hrs
Thanks Peter :D
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Reference comments

30 mins
Reference:

Couple of explanations (literal and fig.)

Opzoeken: Ketendenken

1. Ketendenken
Samenwerking tussen de schakels in de keten om zo integrale processen door de hele keten te verbeteren.
Gevonden op http://www.logistiek.nl/woordenlijst/ind

De term ketendenken is tegenwoordig spreektaal op plekken waar verandering en vernieuwing deel uitmaken van strategisch beleid.
http://www.denhaagmediagroep.nl/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Ken Cox : probably something like seeing the whole picture, but there may be a more idiomatic (jargon) term (holistic attitude/approach?)
38 mins
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