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Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance

Explore practical insights and executive strategies to drive supply chain transformation and improve operational performance. Discover thought leadership on process improvement, operational excellence, leadership, project and program management, customer fulfillment, and execution to help manufacturers and distributors strengthen agility, improve business performance, and achieve scalable, profitable growth.

Hawaii and Strategic Thinking

I met my global consulting group in Hawaii to talk strategy.  Have you thought about where you are going lately?  More importantly, have you thought about why you are going there?  It is quite easy to get caught up in doing whatever you set out to do a year [...]

2026-07-05T23:52:49-07:00June 18, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , |
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People Rule!

Several situations have arisen recently that leads us to plead "choose wisely".  Examples abound on both sides of this topic.  Strong leaders attract top talent.  Weak and command and control leaders keep the weak and those close to retirement (in name only).  That is one of the things we [...]

2026-07-05T23:26:09-07:00June 14, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , |
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Strong Economy Creates Long-Term Growth Opportunities for Smart Businesses

CLAREMONT, Calif., / June 1, 2018/ExpertClick/ --The current strong economy offers opportunities for savvy organizations to strengthen their competitive positions, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Marketing From A Position of Strength Marketing while business is good may seem counterintuitive according to Linda Popky, president [...]

2026-05-16T17:01:08-07:00June 2, 2018|Categories: Operational Performance, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Press Releases|Tags: , |
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Southwest, JetBlue and How People are the Brand

What values do you stand for?  Do your employees know your values?  Are they apparent in how people behave or are they just on a piece of paper?  Are you willing to let your top performer go because he/she doesn't live up to the values? 

2026-07-04T00:29:32-07:00May 29, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , , , , |
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Memphis, Sun Studio & Following Your Heart

Are you following your passion / enjoy what you do?  Or, can you incorporate some elements of your passion into what you do?  I have no doubt you can! 

2026-06-27T14:43:51-07:00May 19, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , |
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The Skills Gap Emerges as #1 at Prominent Supply Chain Conference

At the Southern California Supply Chain and Logistics Summit conference, there were several keynote speakers from industry icons such as Amazon, UPS, Union Pacific and more.  One might expect quite a lot of interesting insights into the latest supply chain trends yet the most common theme among the presentations tied back to the skills gap.

2026-07-06T14:53:19-07:00May 15, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , , , , , |
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