The Beatles Cirque du Soleil and Supply Chain
Think about one of your products or materials. What does your supply chain look like?
California Declares State of Emergency After Floods Wash Out Part of Interstate 10
Flood damage on Interstate 10 in California, leading to a state of emergency and significant disruptions to traffic and supply chains.
The Amazon Effect: Why We Must Pay Attention to Our Customers
Two thirds of manufacturers and distributors have customer service gaps when compared to Amazon and mega-distributors like Amazon.
Why Ports Delays Could Cost Billions
Whether you have supplies or products waiting at the port, I'd take this as an opportunity to be strategic in thinking about supply chain design.
Dow Plunges…Volatility is the New Normal – How Adaptable Are You?
Prepare for volatility by focusing on adaptability and flexible strategies to thrive in uncertain market conditions.
UPS Notes E-Commerce Boom
According to today's Wall Street Journal, UPS had robust growth in the third quarter, which was strongly influenced by the e-commerce boom. E-commerce now accounts for about 45% of U.S. packages. Is e-commerce on your radar? I'm on the flight back from Phoenix as I went to meet with [...]
Home Depot Data Breach: Are You Prepared?
Take a few minutes out to get your key team members together to think about data security.
Outsourcing, In-sourcing, Near-sourcing?
Explore the advantages of outsourcing, insourcing, and nearsourcing to meet strategic goals, control costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Why Care About Supply Chain Risk?
Businesses face many hurdles—some we can control and others we cannot. How we manage risk is what determines our success.
Risk – Take it or Leave it?
In today’s new normal business, prudent risk-taking can pay off greatly for your company