Should We Pay Attention to Metaverse in the Supply Chain?
What’s Up in the Economy, Business, Manufacturing & Supply Chain?
The State of Business, Supply Chain and Opportunities
The Road Ahead: Business, Supply Chain & The World Order is Available
ChatGPT & AI: Good or Bad?
What is All the Hoopla Over ChatGPT? If you haven't been living under a rock, you've heard about ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) competitors such as Google's Bard and Elon Musk's AI platform. Everyone has gotten into the conversation, from marketing professionals to tech experts to people like [...]
Scheduling Best Practices to Improve Customer Service, Operational Performance & Inventory Turns
SIOP / S&OP: Balance Customer Orders, Inventory, & Profitability
Healthcare Supply Chains
Originally posted in Adhesives and Sealants Industry in May of 2023 As the healthcare industry supply chain faces more challenges, supporting industries must be proactive, resilient, and innovative. Although the visible bottlenecks in the healthcare supply chains are getting calmer, volatility will remain high. From the impacts of increasing [...]
The Economy & Manufacturing: What Do the Statistics Say?
According to this week's GDP report, the real growth rate was minimal (around 1.1%) during the first quarter. On the other hand, inflation remains high, around 5.3%. This seems to reflect stagflation. Unfortunately, business equipment spending was around -7.3%, and inventories are down. PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index), an [...]