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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.

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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Women in Manufacturing & the Showing Up

Last week, I attended the inaugural Inland Empire Women in Manufacturing event. It was fun seeing old colleagues from throughout the years as well as meeting new ones.

2026-06-27T10:10:56-07:00May 14, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , , , |
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Are You Achieving Scalable, Profitable Growth?

When we look back over the last 13 years of consulting with closely-held building products manufacturers to medium, private-equity backed food and beverage firms to large aerospace corporations, every single client has one goal in common – achieving scalable, profitable growth.  It sounds somewhat easy but is far from simple in reality.

2026-06-07T23:29:27-07:00May 9, 2018|Categories: Operational Performance, Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance|Tags: , , |
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What Harvey Mudd, 3D Printers, Rockets & Attorneys Have in Common

Last week, I attended a ProVisors event (top notch group of trusted advisors including attorneys, CPAs etc.) at Harvey Mudd.  We were focused on manufacturing and innovation, and we were lucky to tour the day after Harvey Mudd's clinic projects day where the students discuss the successes of working with companies like GKN, Bobcat, Amazon, Google and more.

2026-05-02T17:22:59-07:00May 7, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: , , |
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The Value of New Beginnings and the Old

Don't we tend to take our long-term, valuable relationships for granted?  Admit it!  Of course, it is easy to do so. 

2026-07-05T22:56:11-07:00April 29, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Leadership, Change & Talent|Tags: |
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Boston & Expanding Your Thinking

Have you thought about how to expand your thinking?  A first good step would be to take a step back and think about ways to expand your thinking.  It is quite easy to get stuck inside your current reality. 

2026-07-06T15:22:30-07:00April 23, 2018|Categories: Supply Chain Transformation & Operational Performance, Innovation & Digital Enablement|Tags: , |
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