Is Inventory Management Dead?
You can’t expect manufacturing or distribution success without securing base fundamentals such as inventory management.
Why My Best Clients Focus on Responsiveness
As customers continue to demand shorter lead times, it becomes imperative for manufacturers and distributors to become more responsive and improve order fulfillment cycle time
Leveraging Supply Chain Trends: Lead Time Improvement
Those who leverage trends surpass the competition. Will you be one of them?
Supply Chain Metrics
Supply chain performance metrics include reliability, responsiveness, agility, cost, and asset management efficiency for strategic success
The Power of Customer Service
What simple thing can you do for your customer, your supplier, your colleague, your manager? Pay attention to what would make a difference.
Why Looking at Return on Investment (ROI) is So Much Better than Cost
How many times have you heard about managing cost (or saving money) in the past week? I bet quite a few as almost all companies focus significant efforts on cost. In all functions and certainly if you are in or responsible for Operations, a large portion of your responsibility [...]
The Importance of What is NOT Happening
In working with clients of many industries and sizes, it is apparent that "working smart" is what avoids crises.
Supply Chain Trends for Success
Keeping up with the latest supply chain trends can be invaluable for your career and your company success.
Cycle Counting by ABC
Inventory accuracy is fundamental to manufacturing and distribution. A 3-tiered cycle counting system can simplify inventory management while improving accuracy.
How to Spot Opportunities
Business opportunities are fleeting – prepare to capitalize on them before your competition does.